The Mezquita is one of the great architectural sites in Southern Spain. With respect to some of the other postings in this forum, this is not the appropriate place to rehash or perpetuate religious strife. The Mezquita is an amazing achievement and should be cherished by people of all religions! We were deeply impressed with the re-appropriation of this sacred... more

We travelled to Cordoba on the 27th of December 2008. We were in a party of 13 including children and adults. I had always heard about this Mezquita and as a child did not realise that it had in fact been turned into a Cathedral. I must mention at this point that we were an all Muslim Party. Upon reaching... more

The Mesquita dominates the town , but as it is walled , it entices you into the old washing area of the mosque. On entering this building the beauty of the old mosque grabs you and the walls show some of its old splendour.The open space of the building and roof can give you some idea of the majesty of... more

While Cordoba itself was not my favorite city, the Mezquita was well worth the stop, just to see the optical effect of the seemingly endless red and white arches (let's not talk about the Christian cathedral they built in the middle of the mosque, a hice building but totally out of place.) more

I almost missed the point of this building. Escpaing from the intense heat of Cordoba, and this in May, I was happy to wander around the impressive Mezquita and simply wonder at the scale of it. The place is huge with row upon row of pillars supporting what must have been the world's alrgest roof at the time of its... more