mosque of cordoba

MOSQUE OF CORDOBA

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HISTORY

The Mosque -Cathedral of Cordoba is abuilding in the city of Cordoba,Spain.It began to be built as a mosque in the year 786 , by the muslims .The building was subject to extensions during the Emirate of Cordoba and the Caliphate of Cordoba

1st extension

2nd extension

3rd extension

In 987 In 987 the last major extension was made by Almazor , at the end ot the 2nd century. In this expansion the things more important are:4 more doors were made and the famous cistern was made

from 821 to 852

In the 10th century.

Abderraman 2 expanded the prayer room. Mohamed 1 gives from the door of San Esteban. Abd-Allah built the Sabat that joins the Alcazar with the mihrab

In the year 929 abderraman 3 plocaimed caliph becoming Cordoba the caphital of the largest Islamic Kingdom. Alhamad extended the playground Alhakem 2 it extends to the Guadalquivir

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CURIOSITIES

1- From the sixteenth century it was known how "Assumption of Our Lady 2- The bell tower was built around the remains of Abd al-Rahman III of the 10th century The bell tower of the cathedral, work of the late sixteenth century executed by Hernán Ruiz III, was built around the remains of the primitive minaret of Abd al-Rahman III of the tenth century (in fact the remains of the minaret are visible inside). The tower was closed to the public during its 20 years of restoration and was reopened in 2014. 3- Hide three small museum spaces inside The monumental Mosque of Cordoba Cathedral, houses three small museum spaces: the Visigoth Museum of San Vicente, the Treasure of the Cathedral and the Museum of San Clemente. 4- The Door of Forgiveness uat, vel illum dolore.

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Gothic art

Gothic art was born in France in the 12th century and it spread across Western Europe in 13th century. Urban growth created the need of new buildings: town hall for goverments, palaces for nobility and rich bourgeoisie, markets for traders, shipyards for making ships or universities for students. However, the most reprensative Gothic buildings was the cathedral

architecture

allowed taller and illuminated buildings. Gothic cathedral showed a new espiritualy.-POINTED ARCH -Rib vault -Colums and pilars -Stained and coloured glass -Flying buttresses

PAINTING

iIncluded many stained glass windows .Less wall space for paintings than in Romanesque churches . Many paintings were made on the wooden tables and altarpiecces behind the altar.This paintgs was very religious .The gothic painting were more realistic than in Romanesque. The scenes had depth and the people showed emotions

Team

Alejandro Gabriel Scarlat

Lara Rodrigo Sánchez