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Q: Why was the mosque in Cordoba turned into a cathedral?
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When was The Mosque of Cordoba - poem - created?

The Mosque of Cordoba - poem - was created in 1932.


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"Mezquita" is simply the Spanish word for "Mosque", it does not refer to a specific place. However, many people will colloquially call the Cathedral of Cordoba as "La Mezquita" since the Cathedral is built into the former Great Mosque of Cordoba. It is the largest Islamic or formerly Islamic religious building in Spain.


Is the Great Mosque of Cordoba a museum?

The Catholic Kings of Spain turned it into a church and it is a museum (and church too) since 1975


What is the name of the Arab mosque in the city of Córdoba?

It is literally called "The Mosque of Cordoba" or in Spanish "La Mezquita de Cordoba".


Who built the great mosque of cordoba?

The Great Mosque of Córdoba was originally a Jame'a or an Islamic Large Mosque. However, following the reconquest of Córdoba in the 1200s, the Mosque was converted into a Catholic Cathedral, which it remains to this day.


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The Prado Museum in Madrid, the Sagrada Familia Cathedral in Barcelona, the great Mosque of Cordoba, the Cathedral in Sevilla, the beach town of Torremolinos, and the Alhambra Palace in Granada are all popular tourist attractions in Spain


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There are many things to do in Spain, depending on where you are. In the south of spain, you can stroll through Barcelona and see La Sagrada Familia (a church designed by Gaudi) or you can see the mosque-cathedral or Cordoba.


Which is not a type of decoration used at the Great Mosque in Cordoba?

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