Technical file of the monument: The Mosque Cathedral of Cordoba

Monument	The Mosque Cathedral of Cordoba
Description	The Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba is one of the most important and peculiar monuments of Spain and the West. It is a huge Arab Mosque, to which different alterations were made in Christian times, specially in the 16th century, when the Temple or Christian Cathedral was built, in a plateresque style. The Mosque of Cordoba, is not only the symbol of Al-Andalus, but also a principal and significant monument in all the Islamic West, and is one of the most amazing of the world. It is an artistic reflection of the power of one of the most important political states of the West in the 9th and 10th centuries: the Caliphate of Cordoba.
Address	Cardenal Herrero, number 1
Telephone	+34 957 47 05 12
Fax	+34 957 47 91 70
Web Site	The Mosque of Cordoba
E-mail	info@mezquitadecordoba.org
Timetables	The Mosque of Cordoba timetables
Ticket/fares	Adults 8 € Children 4 €
Services	Their own publications Specialized Shop Guided Visits

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Visits to the Mosque, The Jewish Quarter and the Synagogue	Visits to the Medina Azahara. Archaeological Compound	Night tour through the center of Cordoba	Visits to the Viana Palace
The Mosque – Aljama- of Cordoba is the most splendid monument of the Muslim period in the West.	Archaeological complex on the slopes of the Cordovan mountains. It is one of the most important archaeological compounds in the whole of Spain.	With more than 2000 years of history, it has left a large and very valuable historical, cultural and monumental legacy.	A manor house of the 14th century, known also as the “Patios” (Courtyards) Museum.