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The Mihrab of the Mezquita in Cordoba/Andalusia/Spain.
The Mezquita underwent quite a lot of changes both in dedication as well as with regards to architecture. The place it is build upon has been sacred since Roman times. The first church was build by the Visigoths 600 AD. After the Moors established themselves in Andalusia, the church was first used as a house of worship by both faiths. The first Muslim Emir Abd Ar-Rhaman bought the church from the Christians and started the reconstruction and building of a mosque in 784 AD. It got expanded several times. After the recapture of Cordoba by the Spanish in 1236 a Christian church was built right inside the former mosque. The most significant alteration was building a Renaissance cathedral nave in the middle of the structure under King Charles V.
(from Wikipedia)
The Mihrab is actually a special case since it's not pointing towards Mekka as they normally should. There are several explanations. One is that the architects kept the original orientation of the Roman and Visigoth foundations. Another theory claims that Abd Ar-Rahman oriented the mihrab southward instead of southeast as if he were still in Damascus and not in exile.
(Wikipedia again)
The Mezquita underwent quite a lot of changes both in dedication as well as with regards to architecture. The place it is build upon has been sacred since Roman times. The first church was build by the Visigoths 600 AD. After the Moors established themselves in Andalusia, the church was first used as a house of worship by both faiths. The first Muslim Emir Abd Ar-Rhaman bought the church from the Christians and started the reconstruction and building of a mosque in 784 AD. It got expanded several times. After the recapture of Cordoba by the Spanish in 1236 a Christian church was built right inside the former mosque. The most significant alteration was building a Renaissance cathedral nave in the middle of the structure under King Charles V.
(from Wikipedia)
The Mihrab is actually a special case since it's not pointing towards Mekka as they normally should. There are several explanations. One is that the architects kept the original orientation of the Roman and Visigoth foundations. Another theory claims that Abd Ar-Rahman oriented the mihrab southward instead of southeast as if he were still in Damascus and not in exile.
(Wikipedia again)
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Amazing detail in this shot!