architecture

Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, Main Chapel

Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain

Capilla Mayor [Spanish]

Architecture

higher-level structure
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
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

width
37.5 m
length
75.0 m

Specification: Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba

width
134.0 m
length
179.0 m
area
23,000 m²

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
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, capilla mayor
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, Main Chapel Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, capilla mayor, choir
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, Main Chapel, choir Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, capilla mayor
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, Main Chapel, altar Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain