podtourInside the Mosque-Cathedral: audio tour in Córdoba
A forest of columns full of signatures
From the Court of the Orange Trees to the tower: what lies beneath the floor, the qibla wall that doesn't face Mecca, the mosaicist who came from Byzantium, the stonemason who signed his capitals and the cathedral that grew up inside.
A visit at your own pace
A visit to listen to inside the Mosque-Cathedral, at your own pace and in whatever order you like within each area. In the courtyard, the oldest date on the building and the water that made it work. In the forest of columns, the church that may have stood underneath, the recycled Roman columns, the double arches, the qibla wall that doesn't face Mecca and the debate over correcting it. Then the mihrab and its mosaicist, Almanzor's extension, the transept and the choir of the cathedral and, in the tower, the minaret hidden inside it. Along the way, an invitation: notice the signatures of the people who built it.
Stories by section
Your visit, your pace
- Your visit, at your own pace
Gates and the Court of the Orange Trees
- The oldest date has a hole in it
- Water beneath the orange trees
- Did women pray here?
- One gate, three layers of signatures
Inside the Mosque
- What lies beneath
- Columns with a past life
- Two arches to reach the roof
- The qibla wall that does not face Mecca
- The first cathedral, beneath a caliph’s vault
- The chapel of the two brothers
- The mosaicist who came from Byzantium
- The Qur’an that went on a journey
- The red that is painted
- Sa’ada’s signature
- The old woman with the palm tree
The Cathedral
- The dispute over the ground of the dead
- The sculptor who missed the unveiling
- The son of the Inca
The Tower
- Two staircases that never meet
- Counting the aisles from above
A final reflection
- Many hands, with names
Córdoba, before you go
A narrow lane, an open square, then shade again. Córdoba is a rewarding walk when heat, cobbles and the appeal of a seat can adjust your plans.
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