Cordoba Great Mosque

Item

Title
Cordoba Great Mosque
Alternative Title
Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba
Great Mosque of Córdoba
Creator
Diego de Siloe
Enrique Egas the Younger
City
Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Address
Calle Cardenal Herrero, 1, 14003 Córdoba, Spain
GPS
37°52′45.1″N 04°46′47″W
Country
Spain
Date Created
784-786 (mosque)
1523-1599 (reconstruction)
Century
8th century (mosque)
16th century (reconstruction)
Classification
Architecture and City Planning
Style/Period
Umayyad
Morish
Cultural Context
Moorish
Materials
limestone walls
prayer hall: porphyry
jasper
and marble pillars supporting two-tier horseshoe arches
mihrab: marble
mosaic inscriptions
Techniques
Bricklaying,Arches,Columns
Subject
Moorish
barrel ceilings
windows
complexes
cathedrals
mosques
Description
detail view
interior view, detail view of ceiling, A.D. 786
Source
Elizabeth Sasser
Photographer
Elizabeth Sasser
Rights Holder
© Elizabeth Sasser
Texas Tech University Libraries
Access Rights
Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.

Diego de Siloe and Enrique Egas the Younger, “Cordoba Great Mosque”, Arch Design Images, accessed November 15, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/archlib/item/28578