The chapelsThe interior walls of the mosque-cathedral are dotted with chapels, as shown in this drawing, which shows the area around the Parroquia del Sagrario. Oronoz/Album Another new space ...

The interior of Cordoba's Mezquita, a former mosque, holds a forest of columns topped by red-and-white arches. (Bob Sessions) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread.

The communal houses built around interior courtyards (casa-patio) are the best example of Cordoban houses. They are of Roman origin with an Andalusian touch, and they heighten the presence of water ...

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 Mezquita, or Great Mosque of Córdoba, was for centuries a symbol of diversity and tolerance in the southern Spanish city and has long been one of Europe's most admired historical monuments.

the Great Mosque, or for others the great Cathedral of Cordoba, which carries on to this day. Once a small Christian temple, then a major medieval Islamic haven of worship, it was converted into a ...

This is how Allama Muhammad Iqbal described the mosque of Cordoba in his famous poem Masjid-e-Qartaba; written in 1933, about five years before the poet's death. A note under the title of the poem ...

the Great Mosque, or for others the great Cathedral of Cordoba. Once a small Christian temple, then a major medieval Islamic haven of worship, it was converted into a Christian cathedral in the ...