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More than 1200 years in tow, These are some of the curiosities that enclose its walls.

1. The Mosque belongs to the State

2. It is not facing Mecca

3. The remains of Abderramán III surround the bell tower

4. Column of the Captive or of the Nail

5. 1.300 columns

The primitive temple of Abderraman I (785) It was made up of eleven longitudinal naves in a north-south direction.. In this part, attention is drawn to reuse de fustes y capitals of Roman or Visigothic origin located at different heights due to the fixing of the construction line on the roof instead of on the ground. A particular fact of this first mosque and of the later extensions is its South orientation, just like the damascus mosque.

A novel element is the use of horseshoe arches from Visigothic art and that Islam will adopt it as its own and symbol of its architecture. Las arcades that divide the ships are double in height. the bottom, and Horseshoe arch, and the upper semicircular. La alternating stone and brick gives the Mosque a singular bichrome that will lay the foundation for later constructions. This double archway provides a higher elevation of the roof and better lighting of the interiors.. The origin of this unique double-height construction model seems to be the Roman aqueduct of Los Milagros (Merida).

Abderraman I is succeeded by his son Hixem I, in charge of raising the first minaret of the Mosque, quadrangular plan. Hixem himself was also in charge of building the galleries in the courtyard for women's prayers and the first pile of ablutions. This is how the first and main Mosque of the city was configured. in times to come, on the occasion of the increase in the faithful or due to the wishes of monumentality of the rulers, the Mosque will experience numerous extensions and transformations until it reaches its current state.

In the year 929, Abderraman III it is proclaimed caliph, becoming Córdoba the capital of the largest and most influential Islamic kingdom in the West. The only intervention in the Alhama was a new minaret and the expansion of the patio. in the same century, being caliph Alhaken II, there was considerable encouragement cultura and the set of aesthetic and literary arts. Likewise, during this period, political and cultural contacts with the great eastern capital of Byzantium.

Alhakem II add twelve more sections, getting even closer to the course of the Guadalquivir, Reaching the ultimate depth of today. Shafts of pink and blue marble alternate and capitals called pencas, turning out to be a schematization of the classical orders. In the qibla or final wall of the construction, is found the mihrab or niche to which prayers are directed.

It is vaults are formed by thick and large nerves leaving an open space between them. This constructive solution will be widely used later by the Mudejar art, naming itself caliphal vault of nerves.

The Cordoba Cathedral amazes both for its beauty and for its location. In the 16th century, Bishop Manrique obtained permission from Carlos V to build inside the Mosque. Both the bishop and the king agree on the need to respect the expansion of Alhaken II. Thus, en 1523, The Cathedral of Córdoba was designed and started by Hernán Ruiz I, Choosing for its location the interventions of Abderraman I and Almanzor. After the death of the architect, they will continue building their son, his grandson and Juan de Ochoa. Thus, Almost two centuries of architectural evolution are summarized in the same construction. La planta, de latin cross, houses gothic vaults along with others protobarrocas and one renaissance dome. The main altarpiece made in marble is concluded in the XVII. From the 18th century are the majestic pulpits on both sides of the toral arch, marble and mahogany, work of the sculptor Miguel Verdiguer. From this same century and the work of the Sevillian master Pedro Duque Cornejo is the imposing choir stalls. Made in mahogany, It is all carved and sculpted with various themes. Parallel in beauty to the stalls, we found the Tesoro. After passing the Chapel of Cardinal Salazar, we can appreciate the cathedral collection made up of ivory and silver pieces from the 15th to the 20th centuries, among which stands out the spectacular custody of Corpus Christi, made in the 16th century by Enrique de Arfe.