The Architecture of the Great Mosque of Cordoba
In short: The Great Mosque of Cordoba showcases a unique structural strategy of double arches and innovative ribbed vaults to create a vast, monumental space.
A 1:55 short film in the series “Architecture Icons”.
Sources used in this film: Britannica, “Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba | Moorish architecture, UNESCO World Heritage Site, 8th century | Britannica”; Britannica, “ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I | Emir of Córdoba, Conqueror, Warrior | Britannica”; The Graduate Center, CUNY, “COLUMNS AND ARCHES | The Cordoba Mosque-Cathedral”; Nexus Network Journal, “The Islamic Crossed-Arch Vaults in the Mosque of Córdoba”; Springer, “The Islamic Crossed-Arch Vaults in the Mosque of Córdoba - Nexus Network Journal”; Academia.edu, “Notes on Ummayad architecture in Córdoba”; CUNY Graduate Center, “Transformations: Suburban Cordoba During the Umayyad Caliphate, 929-1009”; The Graduate Center, CUNY, “CONSTRUCTION PHASES | The Cordoba Mosque-Cathedral”.
Sources used in this film
- Britannica — Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba | Moorish architecture, UNESCO World Heritage Site, 8th century | Britannica · View →
- Britannica — ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I | Emir of Córdoba, Conqueror, Warrior | Britannica · View →
- The Graduate Center, CUNY — COLUMNS AND ARCHES | The Cordoba Mosque-Cathedral · View →
- Nexus Network Journal — The Islamic Crossed-Arch Vaults in the Mosque of Córdoba · View →
- Springer — The Islamic Crossed-Arch Vaults in the Mosque of Córdoba - Nexus Network Journal · View →
- Academia.edu — Notes on Ummayad architecture in Córdoba · View →
- CUNY Graduate Center — Transformations: Suburban Cordoba During the Umayyad Caliphate, 929-1009 · View →
- The Graduate Center, CUNY — CONSTRUCTION PHASES | The Cordoba Mosque-Cathedral · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Britannica: Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba | Moorish architecture, UNESCO World Heritage Site, 8th century | Britannica
- Also: Britannica: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I | Emir of Córdoba, Conqueror, Warrior | Britannica
- Also: The Graduate Center, CUNY: COLUMNS AND ARCHES | The Cordoba Mosque-Cathedral
- Also: Nexus Network Journal: The Islamic Crossed-Arch Vaults in the Mosque of Córdoba
- Also: Springer: The Islamic Crossed-Arch Vaults in the Mosque of Córdoba - Nexus Network Journal
- Also: Academia.edu: Notes on Ummayad architecture in Córdoba
- Also: CUNY Graduate Center: Transformations: Suburban Cordoba During the Umayyad Caliphate, 929-1009
- Also: The Graduate Center, CUNY: CONSTRUCTION PHASES | The Cordoba Mosque-Cathedral
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