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La Mezquita
TITLELa Mezquita
ARCHITECT/BUILDERMosque begun under Abd ar-Rahman I; Cathedral added under Charles V
NATIONSpain
SITELa Mezquita
DETAILExterior portal and facade
CITYCordoba
STATE or REGIONAndalusia
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTIONMosque 784-976; Cathedral c. 1520-1800
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMELa Mezquita
MATERIALSStone; Brick; Marble
TYPERoman Catholic Cathedral built inside an Islamic Mosque
STYLEIslamic Mosque; Baroque Cathedral; Califal
OTHER TERMSCathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption; The Great Mosque
NOTESBuilt on site of the Visigothic St. Vincent Church; Originally the site of a Roman temple.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERdcap69
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Meredith L. Clausen at mlc@u.washington.edu
PHOTOGRAPHERDeborah Caplow
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH2007
SOURCECaplow, Deborah
COPYRIGHT HOLDERCaplow, Deborah
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