Details of the Mezquita in Cordoba where Moorish and Christian architectural styles blend together.
The Mezquita is a unique architectural monument on the site where once stood the Visigoth church of St. Vincent of Zaragoza, which was built on the foundations of a Roman temple. After the conquest of Córdoba in 711 by the Moors, a mosque was built from the eighth century onwards. Since the Christian conquest of Cordoba in 1236, the Mezquita has been in use as the cathedral of the diocese of Cordoba, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. King Ferdinand III of Castile and Emperor Charles V had the church extended and embellished. Various renovations have taken place over the centuries, so that today both the Moorish and Christian influences are clearly recognisable.
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