Great Mosque of Córdoba
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Roman Catholic cathedral
World Heritage Site component
former mosque
mosque-cathedral
tourist attraction
The Great Mosque of Córdoba is a renowned medieval Islamic mosque-turned-cathedral in Córdoba, Spain, celebrated for its striking horseshoe arches, hypostyle hall, and fusion of Islamic and Christian architectural styles.
Observed surface forms (6)
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic cathedral
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World Heritage Site component ⓘ former mosque ⓘ mosque-cathedral ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| altName |
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
ⓘ
Great Mosque of Córdoba ⓘ
surface form:
Mezquita–Catedral de Córdoba
Great Mosque of Córdoba ⓘ
surface form:
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
|
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque architecture
ⓘ
Gothic architecture ⓘ Islamic architecture ⓘ Andalusian architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Moorish architecture
Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Abd al-Rahman I ⓘ |
| centralNaveAdded | 16th century ⓘ |
| cityOnRiver | Guadalquivir River ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 10th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 784 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| conversionToCathedralYear | 1236 ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| courtyardName | Patio de los Naranjos ⓘ |
| currentFunction | cathedral ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Assumption of Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
Assumption of the Virgin Mary
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Córdoba ⓘ |
| expandedBy |
Abd al-Rahman II
ⓘ
Al-Hakam II ⓘ Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir ⓘ |
| floorPlanType | hypostyle mosque ⓘ |
| founder | Abd al-Rahman I ⓘ |
| hasCourtyard | yes ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | former minaret incorporated into bell tower ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Bien de Interés Cultural
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Caliphate of Córdoba
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba
Emirate of Córdoba ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
|
| locatedIn |
Andalusia
NERFINISHED
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Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
surface form:
Córdoba
Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
surface form:
historic centre of Córdoba
|
| materialUsed |
brick
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granite ⓘ jasper ⓘ marble ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
bell tower built over minaret
ⓘ
double-tiered arches ⓘ forest of columns ⓘ horseshoe arches ⓘ hypostyle hall ⓘ maqsura ⓘ mihrab ⓘ Patio de los Naranjos ⓘ
surface form:
orange tree courtyard (Patio de los Naranjos)
|
| originalFunction | congregational mosque ⓘ |
| patronOfCathedralIntervention | Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| region | southern Spain ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam (original)
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism (current) ⓘ |
| roofType | wooden roof ⓘ |
| significance |
major monument of Islamic Spain (al-Andalus)
ⓘ
symbol of coexistence and conflict between Islam and Christianity in Iberia ⓘ |
| UNESCOExtensionYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf | Historic Centre of Córdoba ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mezquita–Catedral de Córdoba
this entity surface form:
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
this entity surface form:
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Córdoba
this entity surface form:
Cathedral of Córdoba
subject surface form:
Córdoba (historical)
this entity surface form:
Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba
this entity surface form:
Great Mosque of Córdoba (original Umayyad construction)