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Mihrab in Mosque of Cordoba (La Mezquita), Spain

Rear view of a tourist woman visiting the Mezquita (Spanish for mosque) of Cordoba is a Roman Catholic cathedral and former mosque situated in the Andalusian city of Codoba, Spain

The golden arched mihrab or prayer nice used to identify the wall that faces Mecca inside the great Mezquita mosque cathedral in Cordoba, Spain. The Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, officially known by its ecclesiastical name of Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Córdoba dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and located in the Spanish region of Andalusia.

Cordoba, Spain – October 26, 2015: Cordoba. Spain. - October 26, 2015: Mihrab in the Mosque of Cordoba.

Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain - July 16, 2021: The Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba (Mezquita) was converted into a cathedral in 1236.

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Cordoba, Spain - Jun 10, 2019: Mihrab right door (Bab al Sabat) at Mosque–Cathedral of Cordoba Interior - Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain

The Mezquita also features richly gilded prayer niches. But the Mezquita's most interesting feature is certainly the mihrab, a domed shrine of Byzantine mosaics built by Al Hakam II (961-76). It once housed the Koran and relics of Muhammad. In front of the Mihrab is the Maksoureh, a kind of anteroom for the caliph and his court; its mosaics and plasterwork make it a masterpiece of Islamic art.

Cathedral and former Great Mosque of Cordoba. Detail of the interior with many arches.

Cordoba, Spain – May 3, 2019. Great Mosque of Cordoba or Cathedral-Mosque of Cordoba - UNESCO World Heritage Site, Spain - an example of magnificent Islamic art and architecture

Cordoba Mezquita Cathedral mosque outdoor arabian arch door in Andalusia of Spain

The Great Mosque of Cordoba (Mezquita) interior, Spain

Constructed as a Mosque in 785 and converted in 1236 in the current Cathedral of Córdoba, the temple even now retains features of the Islamic architecture. It is also know as the Great Mosque of Córdoba, and is a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Mosque, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain

Cordoba, Spain - October 25, 2019: Detail interior view of Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba (Spanish: Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba) in Andalusia, which is beautifully designed and decorated with ornaments.

The Mihrab in Mosque of Cordoba (La Mezquita), Spain, Europe. Historic and Holy place

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Cordoba, Spain - Jun 10, 2019: Mihrab (Prayer Niche) at Mosque–Cathedral of Cordoba Interior - Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain

Architectural features on the facade of the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, the city's cathedral, but, due to its status as a former mosque, constructed in 785, also known as the Great Mosque of Córdoba

The Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba is the most significant monument in the whole of the western Moslem World and one of the most amazing buildings in the world.

Constructed as a Mosque in 785 and converted in 1236 in the current Cathedral of Córdoba, the temple even now retains features of the Islamic architecture. It is also know as the Great Mosque of Córdoba, and is a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Mihrab - altar with golden ornaments in Mezquita - Mosque–Cathedral of Cordoba in Spain. World's most famous works of Islamic architecture dating back to VIII century.

Cordoba Mezquita Cathedral mosque outdoor arabian arch door in Andalusia of Spain

Al-Hakam II added the most beautiful extension to the Mosque on times of splendour of the Caliphate of Cordova. The Mihrab was made with mosaic glass and covered with gold leaf.

The interior of Mezquita de Cordoba (Mosque-Church) in Cordoba, Spain

Cordoba, Spain - Jun 10, 2019: Villaviciosa Chapel at Mosque–Cathedral of Cordoba Interior - Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain

Interior of La Mezquita Cathedral (Mosque of Cordoba) in Córdoba, Spain. More than 850 columns of granite, onyx, jasper and marble support the roof. The double arches consist of a lower horseshoe arch and an upper semi-circular arch. The famous alternating red and white voussoirs of the arches were inspired by those in the Dome of the Rock. This photograph depicts columns in the part of the mosque that was built by Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir in 987.

Inside the synagogue of Cordoba, Spain. Jewish temple founded in 1315. Andalusia, Spain

Arabic mosaic in The Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco

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