Technical file of the monument: Synagogue of Cordoba
| Monument | Synagogue of Cordoba |
| Description | The Synagogue of Cordoba is one of the most significant synagogues in Spain along with the synagogues of “Santa Maria la Blanca” and the “Tránsito de Nuestra Señora”, both of them located in Toledo. It was constructed, according to the inscription of its foundation kept in the interior, in 1315 (year 5075 of the Jewish calendar, which started on September the 20th, 1314 and finished on September the 1st, 1315). The translation of the inscription comes to say: “miniature Sanctuary and house of the Testimony (or Law) that Ishap Moheb finished (son of Efrein Wadowa) in the ’75. ¡ Also, oh God, turn around and rush to re-construct Jerusalem!”…,. |
| Address | c/ Judíos (Judíos street) Cordoba 14001 |
| Telephone | (34) 957 20 29 28 |
| Fax | (34) 957 20 29 28 |
| Web Site | |
info@mezquitadecordoba.org |
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| Timetables | Visits from Tuesday to Saturday, from 9:30–14:00 h. and from 15:30–17:30 h.
Sundays and Festives, from 9:30 - 13:30 h. Mondays, closed.
Christmas Holidays: closed on the December 24th, 25th, 31st 2007 and on January the 1st, 6th, 7th 2008. |
| Ticket/fares | Free entrance for citizens of the EU The rest: 3 € |
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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.