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Superior Conservatory of Music

The Conservatory of Music “Rafael Orozco” Cordoba was founded in 1902 by the Provincial Government from the music section of the Provincial School of Fine Arts and is one of the oldest conservatories in Spain. The State grants its seal of approval to the educational program provided by the center in 1922, making it the third Conservatory in the country so certified. Continue reading “Superior Conservatory of Music”

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The Grand Mosque of Cordoba

It is surprising to observe the coexistence, if it can be said so, of  the two totally different cultures embedded in a single structure. It is a clear example that regardless of religious and cultural beliefs, what the  admiration and respect inspired by the largest Mosque of Cordoba, meant at that time for the town council. Thanks to that, today we can all admire and enjoy the wonder and ancient Islamic architecture, despite the changes and additions that it has been subject to over time. Continue reading “The Grand Mosque of Cordoba”

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The Sacrarium Chapel – Cathedral Mosque of Cordoba

The Chapel of the Tabernacle or Sacrarium (Capilla del Sagrario) of the Cathedral Mosque of Cordoba, Spain, was one of those surprises that leave you speechless. After seeing so many combined architectural elements of Arab culture and Christianity, suddenly one discovers this chapel filled with murals on all walls, columns, arches and headers, it was amazing. Continue reading “The Sacrarium Chapel – Cathedral Mosque of Cordoba”

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The Cathedral Mosque

The Cathedral-Mosque of Cordoba, has been suject to a series of expansions and according to the richness of the materials used during the same, one can clearly distinguish that the first extensions were the most richly ornamented. In 822 Abderrahman II expanded the prayer hall into eight sections to the south, with a clear  Abbasid influence in its decoration, the product of political contacts with the Eastern Caliphate and the arrival of individuals from the East to the Peninsula. Continue reading “The Cathedral Mosque”