Early islamic religious architecture, exemplified by jerusalem’s dome of the rock (ad 691) and the great mosque (705) in damascus, drew on christian architectural features such as domes, columnar arches, and mosaics but also included large courts for congregational prayer and a mihrab. Explore its design, history, and spatial impact. It is a huge arab mosque, to which different alterations were made in christian times, specially in the 16th century, when the temple or christian cathedral was built, in a plateresque style. In the 13th century, under ferdinand iii, cordoba’s great mosque was turned into a cathedral and new defensive structures, particularly the alcazar de los reyes cristianos and the torre foraleza de la calahorra, were erected. It is a mixture of architectural styles superimposed on one another over the nine centuries its construction and renovations lasted Discover why the monument is one of the most admired in the world.
OPEN
