Córdoba - A walk through the 13th century Gothic church in the Mosque

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Nave of the gothic church of the 13th century in the old mosque of Cordoba

Your essential visit of the Mosque of Cordoba. You will have many surprises.

The vast majority of ancient temples often have a long history not only for architectural reconstructions, with changes in style, but also for their different religious cults.

Thus it is usual that a Christian church initially of Romanesque style be rebuilt in Gothic style and even, with later ones, incorporate Renaissance or Baroque elements.

Nave of the gothic church of the 13th century in the old mosque of Cordoba

And it also happens that where a Roman temple was located, a mosque was built and then a Christian church.

In the case of old mosque of Cordoba It still maintains corners of different eras.

So in your visit you can see archaeological remains of the Visigoth church that there were in its current location and, of course, the different architectural stages of construction of the Muslim temple.

Old mirab of the Mosque of Cordoba in the current Villaviciosa chapel

Because of its incredible artistic wealth, it is easy to understand that the old mosque was declared World Heritage by Unesco.

But in the building you will also see previous constructions, the most prominent, the great christian renaissance basilica which was built at the time of Carlos V.

However, the corner of the gothic ship where the first Christian reconstruction was done when Ferdinand III of Castile conquered Cordova in 1236 and the muslim mosque it was consecrated as christian cathedral.

Villaviciosa chapel in the old mosque of Cordoba

On your walk through the monument you can still see the Gothic-style architectural structure of the first "church" whose main altar took the place of the original prelude to the firstmihrab That the mosque had.

This corner currently has the denomination of Villaviciosa Chapel.

Pictures gothic church mosque Cordoba

Here you have more photos of the gothic nave of the mosque of Cordoba.


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