Puerta de San Ildefonso, Cathedral-Great Mosque

Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows the arch and its frame, with kufic inscription and intricately carved vegetal patterns. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Al-andalus Al-hakam Andalucia Andalucian Arabic Assumption Asuncion Calle Catedral Cathedral-great Cordoba Cordova Horseshoe Ildefonso Intricate Kufic Maghreb Mezquita Moor Moorish Nuestra Puerta Senora Torrijos Vegetal

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