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A FIRE broke out at Cordoba’s historic mosque-turned-cathedral at 9pm on Friday, 8 August, but it was quickly extinguished by firefighters.
Jose Maria Bellido said to Cadena Television that the monument was saved. Let’s be clear: There will be no catastrophe or spread.
ABC and several newspapers reported the fire started around 9pm after a robotic machine caught on fire.
The flames, which were a gem of Islamic architecture and evoked the memory of the fire that destroyed Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris in 2019 – a building considered to be exemplary of Islamic architecture.
Abd al-Rahman built the mosque between the 8th and the 10th century on the former site of a church.
The Statement of Outstanding Value (SOUV), which was released in 2008, stated that Cordoba’s greatest glory period began in the 8th century.Th A century after the Moorish Conquest
The splendours in Constantinople, Damascus, and Baghdad were rivalled by 300 mosques as well as countless palaces and public building.
The building was converted into a Cathedral in the 13th century after the Christian reconquest. Over the next centuries, it underwent many architectural changes.
The former Islamic city’s centrepiece, which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List of 1984 as a monument displaying Islamic religious architecture and advanced architectural techniques.
Over the centuries renovations have displayed a rare mixture of cultural influences, including double arches over the naves, large ceilings, and a size.
The monument consists of a combination between stone and brick that was re-used from previous constructions and has led to a famous courtyard called the Patio de los Naranjos.
“Today is the Patio de los Naranjos The belltower of Cordoba Cathedral preside over a lovely courtyard-garden. The garden is dominated by a fountain and is covered in a lush greenery of palm, orange and cypress trees.
The Mosque-Cathedral is visited by 1.5 million tourists each year to view the rich legacy of the Muslim Dynasty.
The Olive Press offers more Cordoba-related news.
