Explore a Mystery: The Great Mosque of Cordoba
by Nafisa Bakhromovna
It is impossible not to be mesmerized by the beauty of Cordoba’s mosque. Once you step into the mosque, its serenity and glory pierces through your heart at the same time. The soothing atmosphere at the mosque takes you back to the time when the lands of Al Andalus were flourishing and you can feel the spirit of the Muslim era in Southern Spain.
Andalusians are very proud of this attraction and it also happens to be one of the 12 wonders of Spain. Hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to Cordoba to see the Mezquita Mosque with their own eyes, which has a history spanning 11 centuries.
Mezquita (Spanish for mosque) is a cathedral mosque located in the Spanish town of Cordoba (Andalusia), and is included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
The place where the cathedral stands can be called sacred. The Mezquita was built on the site of the Basilica of St. Vincent of Zaragoza, which was built on the ruins of a Roman temple.
The history of the Mezquita in Cordoba:
‘‘...they “reformatted” the mosque into a Catholic church.’’
