Burgos Cathedral

Item

Title
Burgos Cathedral
Alternative Title
Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba
Great Mosque of Córdoba
Creator
Simón de Colonia (Spanish architect and sculptor, ca. 1445-ca. 1511)
Juan de Colonia (German architect, ca. 1410-1481, active in Spain)
Juan de Vallejo (Spanish architect, sculptor, and stonemason, active 1512-1547, died 1569)
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
Moorish
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
Catholicism
churches (buildings)
Gothic
statues
religious symbol
doors
threshold
Umayyad
Moorish
Description
partial view
exterior view, partial view of southeast façade, 13th and 14th c.
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.

Simón de Colonia (Spanish architect and sculptor, ca. 1445-ca. 1511), Juan de Colonia (German architect, ca. 1410-1481, active in Spain), and Juan de Vallejo (Spanish architect, sculptor, and stonemason, active 1512-1547, died 1569), “Burgos Cathedral”, Arch Design Images, accessed November 15, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/archlib/item/28697