[valiumcheepval]

okie dokey ...

Since i started this thread I'm requesting that we get back on track -- which can include discussion of the Grand Mosque or other mosques in Europe (but not so much the other stuff).

Cordoba has an incredible mosque -- the Great Mosque of Cordoba -- which dates back to ~ 785 AD.

When I saw it back in the early 90s I had the place to myself (but then I had all sorts of fantastic places to myself, as I was traveling during the midst of the World Cup and wherever I went -- whether in Italy, Spain or Portugal -- everyone seemed to be sitting in front of a television set).





More photos at the ArchNet Digital Library - Great Mosque of Cordoba

Since 1236 is a Catholic Cathedral. The owner is Catholic Church (Diocese of Córdoba). Muslims are forbidden to pray inside. Today the former Great Mosque of Cordoba and the Cathedral of Santa María (built inside) are a World Heritage Site (UNESCO).