The Great Mosque of Cordoba was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1984 and the property was extended in 1994 to include part of the Historic Centre, the Alcázar (the fortress), and extending ...

Escudero says that over the years, authorities in Cordoba occasionally allowed a visiting Muslim dignitary to pray in the Great Mosque -- including Saddam Hussein in 1974.

Córdoba's stunning mosque-cathedral showcases Spain's Muslim heritage. Christian forces captured the Umayyad capital in 1236, but left its glorious house of worship largely untouched when ...

Times reader “lachnowicz” captured this stunning view inside Great Mosque of Córdoba in Spain. One of the largest sacred Islamic buildings in the world, the mosque is slightly smaller than St ...

CÓRDOBA, Spain The great mosque of Córdoba was begun by the Muslim caliphs in the eighth century, its forest of pillars and red-and-white striped arches meant to convey a powerful sense of the ...

This mosque-cathedral covers 24,000 sq m, dominating the cityscape. The building almost defies description and is as complicated inside as its storied history. open image in gallery ...

In the 13th century, under Ferdinand III, the Saint, Cordoba's Great Mosque was turned into a cathedral, and new defensive structures were erected.

But in 1236, when Christians conquered the city, everything changed. According to legend, one morning Muslims said their last prayers in the great mosque, and that afternoon the Christians set up ...

Is the future of Cordoba's Great Mosque under threat? Available for over a year. There are concerns that a rise in far-right politics threatens Spain's Muslim heritage Read more.

Great Article. I visited the Cordoba Mosque in 2014. Drove from barcelona. On the highway found signs in arabic and spanish which was interesting.