Mezquita Mosque

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01A In 784 the Emir Abd al-Rahman I demolished the original structure and built the grand mosque of Cordoba Mezquita Mosque Cordoba Spain
01B The architects incorporated a number of Roman columns in a Moorish design with choice capitals in the Mezquita Mosque Cordoba Spain
01C Columns and Moorish design with Christian Chapels behind in the Mezquita Mosque Cordoba Spain
02A Columns and Moorish pillars, arches, windows and design in the Mezquita Mosque Cordoba Spain
02B Alternating red and white voussoirs of the arches in the Mezquita Mosque Cordoba Spain
03A Richly gilded Mihrab or prayer niche in the Mezquita Mosque Cordoba Spain
03B Dazzling dome above the mihrab lavishly covered with gold mosaic in the Mezquita Mosque Cordoba Spain
03C Dazzling lavish dome above the mihrab in the Mezquita Mosque Cordoba Spain
03D Dazzling lavish dome above the mihrab close up in the Mezquita Mosque Cordoba Spain
04A Columns stretch geometrically with alternating red and white voussoirs of the arches in the Mezquita Mosque Cordoba Spain
04B Moorish column with a choice capital in the Mezquita Mosque Cordoba Spain
04C Painted Ceiling in the Mezquita Mosque Cordoba Spain
05 Large arches with Moorish design in the Mezquita Mosque Cordoba Spain
06A There are 856 Moorish columns of jasper, onyx, marble, granite and porphyry in the Mezquita Mosque Cordoba Spain
06B Moorish column in the Mezquita Mosque Cordoba Spain
06C Black Moorish column in the Mezquita Mosque Cordoba Spain
07 Columns stretch geometrically with alternating red and white voussoirs of the arches in the Mezquita Mosque Cordoba Spain