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# Córdoba
- URL: https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/cordoba/
- Published: 2011-10-06T18:55:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-04T17:47:21.000Z
- Description: I greatly enjoyed exploring the winding alleys of medieval Córdoba and of course La Mezquita.
- Author: Ivar Hagendoorn
- Tags: Photography

Córdoba was an important Roman city and in the Middle Ages became a major Islamic centre and Europe's most cultured city. Córdoba is best known for La Mezquita, a large mosque dating from 784, which was converted into a Catholic church in 1236, following the reconquista. In the 17th century a Renaissance-style nave was added to the building. It is a truly unique work of architecture. I enjoyed exploring the winding alleys of medieval Córdoba and discovering the quaint little hidden plazas referred to in my travel guide.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/cordoba-5.jpg)

A window in La Mezquita

![La Mezquita](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/cordoba-3.jpg)

Interior of La Mezquita

![La Mezquita](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/cordoba-4.jpg)

Interior of La Mezquita

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/cordoba-7.jpg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/cordoba-8.jpg)

Not the best photos but it shows just what a bizarre building La Mezquita is

![La Mezquita](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/cordoba-6.jpg)

La Mezquita

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/cordoba-10.jpg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/cordoba-11.jpg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/cordoba-14.jpg)

![Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos Córdoba](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/cordoba-12.jpg)

The Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos in Córdoba

![Córdoba Roman Bridge](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/cordoba-2.jpg)

The Roman bridge of Córdoba

![Cordoba](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2022/12/cordoba-1.jpg)

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