Royal Chapel, Cathedral-Great Mosque, Cordoba

Detail of intricately carved plasterwork in the Capilla Real or Royal Chapel, originally built under Alfonso X in the 13th century, and then rebuilt in the 14th century (completed 1371) under Enrique II in Mudejar style, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. 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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13434075

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45136331

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5721px x 5706px (10.4MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen