Mezquita

Mezquita, (from Arabic "Masjid"), is Spanish for "mosque".

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This article deals with the one in Cordoba, Spain.

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It is a 10th century Moorish Islamic house of prayer. The site is older than the building, having been host to a Roman pagan temple, the cathedral church of St Vincent of Saragossa built by the Catholic bishops under Visigothic rule, and finally the Mezquita itself. Within is a Renaissance cathedral, built by the Christian conquerors in the early 13th century.

Related Topics:
10th century - Moorish - Roman pagan temple - Vincent of Saragossa - Visigothic - Renaissance - Christian - 13th century

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