The Great Mosque of Cordoba
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The Great Mosque of Cordoba: A Wonder of Spain Having been governed by Muslim rulers for over 7 centuries, the Iberian Peninsula still bears an indelible vestige of the Islamic era, which is quite masterfully reflected in architectural works, the most eminent of which is undoubtedly the Mosque of Cordoba. In fact, the mosque is considered to be one of the most precious pearls of Islamic architecture in all its aspects. The view of the mosque from above The fascinating mosque was constructed in the 8th century at the caliph's, Abd al-Rahman I, behest and therefore oriented towards the south unlike other mosques generally oriented towards Mecca, because Abd al-Rahman was originally from Damascus, for which Mecca was in the south on a map. The caliph had opted for such an extraordinary orientation in order to create in Cordoba a new Damascus to the fullest extent of the word. The plan of the building was a square of 74 meters by 79 meters, divided by a patio of ablutio