Statue of Moses ben Maimon, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain
Statue of Moses ben Maimon, known as Maimonides, 1135-1204, Jewish scholar, philosopher and physician, on a stone pedestal in the Jewish Quarter of Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Maimonides was forced to flee with his family to Fez aged 23 to escape religious persecution by fanatical Almohads in al-Andalus. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13434118
Media ID
45137547
Size
8688px x 5792px
(10.8MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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