Architecture

Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, Main Chapel, altar

Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain

Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba [Spanish]
Mezquita de Córdoba [Spanish]
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción [Spanish]
Capilla Mayor [Spanish]
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, capilla mayor

Architecture

structure overview
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba » Main Chapel
architectural element(s)
apse, altar

Architecture: Main Chapel

built
1523-1607
culture
Castilian
style/period
Plateresque
architectural element(s)
chapel
work type form/concept
Christian basilica, Latin cross
material
marble
architect
Hernán Ruiz (the elder), Hernán Ruiz (the younger)
artist
Juan de Ochoa, Francisco Gutiérrez, Francisco Garrido

Architecture: Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba

full/alternative names
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
built
784
culture
Arab, Castilian
work type by function
784–1236
mosque
since 1236
Roman Catholic cathedral
material
jasper, onyx, marble, granite, porphyry, wood
patronage
Abd al-Rahman I, Abd al-Rahman II, Abd al-Rahman III, Al-Hakam II, Almanzor

Specifications

Specifications: Main Chapel

width
37.5 m
length
75.0 m

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Córdoba » Distrito Centro » Barrio de la Catedral
local language location name
Córdoba, España [Spanish]
historical affiliations
1607-1715
Crown of Castile

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Centre of Cordoba
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, III, IV
designation
reference
313bis

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
3,664 × 5,600  pixel
31.0 × 47.4 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected, perspective control
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