Spain's Architectural Wonder: The Great Mosque of Cordoba

The Great Mosque of Cordoba in Spain is one of the world's most beautiful pieces of Islamic architecture. Discover all the secrets of this magnificent construction and understand the Architecture of Islam.
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Medieval Spain: 00:00
History of Islam: 1:10
Elements of Islamic Architecture: 2:04
Spread of Islam: 4:28
Mosque of Cordoba: 5:10
Enlargements of the building: 6:14
Structure of the Mosque: 8:32
Court of Oranges: 9:36
Geometric ornament: 11:42
Arches: 13:35
Mihrab and domes: 15:11
Orientation: 16:08
Cathedral: 16:34

[@ManuelBravo]

What building would you like to see next?

[@saltpony]

Can we see the horses of that region? And the history of equine buildings?

[@easterworshipper730]

Hagia Sofia.

[@Safarnamamera]

Al aqsa mosque #Free palestine

[@avroml]

Palladian villas, El Escorial, maybe a video (or a series) comparing the features of the gothic cathedrals in different countries.

[@jojolafrite9265]

La Plaza de toros y jamones IBERICOS 🇪🇸

[@Kelebrimbor]

An excellent audio guide for the Mosque-Cathedral! Thanks for the great video!

[@ivebeenscarredforlife8448]

I currently using these videos as part of an architecture class and it's amazing!!! Its really hard to find nice, clean, and to-the-point videos packed with information, but you've hit the spot again!! I cant wait to see whats next!!!

[@brunerguy1]

It was 35+ years ago I visited this magnificent site. This video so very well evoked my experience, but also taught me a lot more about the architectural significance of this site. Thank you very much.

[@elnuevoinglesbasiconib2764]

I love what Manuel Bravo shares and teaches about. He belongs to that same sort of wisemen from the times of old that helped build the modern world such as we know it. Thank you for being there.

[@ManuelBravo]

Thanks for your comment!

[@muhammad_Abdallah]

This is indeed a great video Manuel and you teach us a lot. Just to let you know, out of respect and reverence, Muslims do not depict the picture of our beloved Prophet peace be upon him. Thank you.

[@MrISkater]

The guy had sex with a 9 year old, he deserves a mugshot.

[@michaelhaywood8262]

@@theon9575 The probability is that Mr Bravo, like most Spaniards is a Christian. Catholic Christianity has no problem with pictures, this building has been a Catholic Christian Cathedral for centuries.

[@oosamaaaa]

Muslims did in the past

[@theon9575]

@@neblocker17 Well done and congratulations. Thank you for your Comment, but I don't think I had any good ideas. 😀 I am an old man, and I only reported what I have seen people of ALL faiths actually doing. I was not so fortunate in the Church i was born into - the Roman Catholic Church is guilty of much hypocrisy, oppression (eg of women) and of evil ( such as hiding serious sexual crimes against children, and massive corruption of Church funds ) I could NEVER in good conscience follow any faith that says that God requires people to die or be killed in his/her nameI Therefore, I practise the philosophical principles of Humanism, and it's quite simple: "Love, care for, and do no violence to fellow human beings. Do no harm. Do not kill." Crusades, wars, jihads or any killing in God's name is an abomination. Humanists don't disagree on this. Just do it, is my motto. It's never easy, but try, anyway.

[@oosamaaaa]

@@theon9575 I ment Muslims drew prophet Muhammad pbuh in the past.

[@kieu-oanhnguyen5630]

Wonderful video. Very insightful. Thank you!

[@Komnenit]

The recovered Church of the Visigoths, with important arabic and berber additions, and made a Church again

[@ulyssesshubeilat]

This channel is just on another level! the story telling is second to none, and I even waatched the Spanish versions and I don't speak a word of Spanish! Excellent work Sir

[@Bibliotecanatalie]

Cordoba mosque was built when the Umayyads moved to Cordoba and built it on the basis of the Umayyad mosque in Damascus and built cordoba as a similar arab city

[@Ppoim]

Zenata imazighen Akbar imjahden Tarik ibn Zaid Maghrawaden Emiraat Nekor Al murabiteen Al mohwahideen Meriniden Wattasiden Jaish d'Ahl Al-Rif Abdelkarim khattabi Omar mohtar Mohamed amezian Abd al-Kader Barbary pirates Ibn battuta

[@Ppoim]

The Christian Romans of Ceuta asked the Imazighe for help against the barbarian Visigoths who had occupied Spain and Portugal and made Rome fall The Romans of Ceuta helped the Muslims to cross to Spain, and Andalus was already born there 

[@Ppoim]

Now the visgoten are back

[@aurangzeb_art]

Yes they also help with preparing the ship, and information about the area.

[@vtiredmom]

We are planning on visiting Andalusia in winter and your videos are giving a new perspective of all the sites we plan to visit. Thanks for the great work.

[@tamsolutions6377]

You'll be visiting Spain!

[@SadikaHusniaPHB]

@@tamsolutions6377 andalusia

[@sheikhsourav99]

​@@tamsolutions6377It's Al Andalus❤️

[@saltpony]

Very nice videography. Great music. Nice flow to the narration. Fantastic job Manuel! I am going to visit this mosque. ❤🇨🇦

[@luisfiore2116]

Genius channel and videos. I'm watching all of them, both Spanish and English are very interesting and highly professional. 👏 Bravo, Manuel. Muy bien hecho!

[@fortissimoX]

Thank you for this video! I've been to Cordoba and visited this mosque. This video brings some very nice memories to me. I hope I'll go there again.

[@eme2575]

gracias por presentar mi ciudad como la joya que es, me he emocionado con tus imágenes Un abrazo 😘

[@vhcjcv5760]

Did any muslims remaining their?

[@faisalabdullah4417]

​@@vhcjcv5760yes

[@elainebmack]

You did a superb job of researching and detailing the wonderful architecture of this mosque-cathedral. I lived in Saudi Arabia for 3 years as a teacher of English, and from that time developed an interest in the influence of Islam on other cultures, especially Spain. I appreciate your scholarly approach to your topic and look forward to learning much more. Subscribed!

[@prd1073]

Your wonderful videos help me travel in my mind to places I've never seen in this life, but feel so familiar thanks to the clarity of your content.

[@borge2014]

Your videos and narrative are exceptional, the videography and rich historical references are truly a joy to watch. Thank you!

[@Yavuzfatih1453]

Very beautiful mosque .Thank you.

[@beausu5823]

yes beautiful! now a Cathedral.

[@theresecoco1887]

Cathedral*

[@tcbbctagain572]

It was a cathedral long before it was a mosque

[@user-dr9di4wb1x]

No it's mosque built by muslims

[@xhorxheetxeberria-td1hu]

I'm glad they put a Church in the middle. Since there was a Church there before there was a Mosque.

[@azmirais5887]

Caliph bought the land from the Christians. Triple the market rate

[@jojoahmed6994]

In islam destroying churches is prohibited

[@theresecoco1887]

@@jojoahmed6994 Yet they have done it a million times

[@jojoahmed6994]

@@theresecoco1887 rightnow destroying mosques is masive and no body care about churches

[@jojoahmed6994]

Chick it out

[@bekindandmerciful5145]

incredible channel. So well researched and Manuel has a sublime knowledge of the subject of Islamic architecture and the context of it's history...

[@insydian]

Even though some the English videos don’t get as many views. Please keep doing them. They are so great!

[@user-bj3jn1sq7y]

I went there this month (May 2024). It’s an amazing building.

[@nickbartman3250]

Well researched, well explained and well presented, as usual.

[@jperez7893]

Excellent video. Short and to the point. No wasted seconds

[@daviddeveau5101]

wonderfully informative. I have been there many years ago and now I know so much more about this amazing place. Thank you.

[@thailandsnippets901]

Exceptional as all your videos are Manuel. Thank you

[@Aspectt1991]

Buenísimo como siempre Manuel!

[@josephpiskac2781]

You are a really great man thanks again for more education. In 2015 I visited the Grand Mosque of Dubai UAE. Thank God for religious freedom.

[@hectorsilva5376]

This was brilliant and insightful. Thank you!

[@_BMS_]

You have an incredible gift, Manuel! I enjoy your videos immensely!

[@ty2u]

We visited this cathedral/mosque. And attended mass there. I wish we had seen your video first. It is a first class video which I very much enjoyed.

[@buluthakan543]

As an art historian and musician, I watched an extremely enjoyable and detailed video. I heard beautiful English and listened to an amazing presentation with no historical errors....thanks and regards💯✌🥀🌱

[@jessielopez1065]

Thank you for the thoughtful and beautiful video. I always look forward to learning something new and to better appreciate beautiful architecture when I click to watch them.

[@avroml]

Your videos are the reason I'm visiting Andalusia right in this moment. I'll see the mosque-cathedral in 3 days ;)

[@punchtravelchannel]

Thank you for this super informative documentary. I learned a bunch words such as "nave" and "voussoirs". I'm going to visit the most in June.

[@world_mem7567]

Interesante video, antes de ser Mezquita fue la Basílica de San Vicente Mártir construida en el siglo VI. Actualmente Catedral de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora de forma eclesiástica, patrimonio de la humanidad.

[@d333my]

Traditional accounts suggest this, however it is disputed by scholars and academics. The only certainty is that an 8th Century mosque was demolished to build it. Maybe the 8th century mosque was that old church?

[@pazdeandreschaves2619]

No La iglesia visigoda era anterior a la mezquita Y a lo largo de los tiempos y la historia se fueron superponiendo la una a la otra La pequeña iglesia visigoda casi desapareció por la mezquita, pero la mezquita sobrevivió gracias a la iglesia catedral que se reconstruyó, respetando la mezquita

[@aurangzeb_art]

No, that's debatable, but if there was, it would only be a small part of where the mosque is now, because it was the largest for hundreds of years.

[@LearnWithRonnie]

This is amazing! Why did I learn about this channel just now?

[@fartywood3917]

Bro, excellent videos, keep it up!!!

[@mariaelenasainzgonzalez124]

Es impresionante cómo nos transmites la sabiduría que has ido acumulando. Felicidades

[@junaidfaiz]

It is Islamic heritage.

[@gemmabobadillaaguirre3784]

SALUDOS MANUEL ♥️ EXELENTES VIDEOS, SIEMPRE APRENDEMOS CONTIGO 😃👍🇲🇽♥️

[@nenameza2982]

Manuel, Que hermoso hablas inglés. Te felicito por tu claridad y buena educación que obtuviste. Eres genial 👍 ❤

[@pepumarius2006]

great and very informative video. Love it.

[@yutzuwang3035]

Thank you for this video, your videos are always very clear many right to the point.I do learn a lot by watching them. I could not go to cordoba when the last time I went to Spain, after watching your video, I think I need to see it my self😄.

[@khaliqomair443]

I like this video because I love to know about Muslim Spain. About its architecture, culture, academic institutes, sciencetists. Great work 👍

[@old.not.too.grumpy.]

I found this post just before I went to Cordaba. Thank you, really helped me appreciate this magnificent building. If you get the chance to see this building, go. Don't be put off is there are queues outside once you are in its big enough that you are not actually aware how many are inside.

[@astroflyinsights]

Thanks for your effort, I love your vids and I loved visiting the mosque.

[@GrahamToppHongKong]

We’ve just visited the Great Mosque today, and I must say that it is one of the most amazing buildings I’ve ever seen. I greatly appreciate this video, as it’s concise and extremely informative. Many thanks Manuel!

[@thechristonad]

This was one of the best videos I have ever seen. Always loved the history of Spain, as it has gone through different cultures. Never got a chance to visit, but I am glad I could see the beauty of this Cathedral & Mosque through this video.

[@Vllili]

Great video! Thank you for the wonderful content you provide

[@mariaangelesgarcia8566]

Córdoba preciosa ciudad y su mezquita catedral digna de volver una y otra vez.

[@rogerdines6244]

Brilliant, as always.

[@naim7466]

Visited the Mosque in 2010,most of the building is still the original mosque,1000 years ago it was the 2nd largest mosque after Makkah in Saudi Arabia,this mosque building is still one of the largest in the world.

[@beausu5823]

yes huge! now a Cathedral.

[@obaida5801]

@@beausu5823 it will return again to Mosque

[@beausu5823]

@@obaida5801 it will Never BE. So dream On. 😂

[@obaida5801]

@@beausu5823 The future cannot be predicted,and the present is a dream of the past.

[@beausu5823]

@@obaida5801 that's it! Coming from you. The future can't be predicted. But you already assumed that it will return to Mosque. You are contradicting yourself. ahahha 😂😂😂 So dream On. It will NEVER BE A MOSQUE. Knowing the significant demographic of the area. ahahaha

[@mahael-jradi4479]

Thank you so much Manual Going inshallah in thend of this month may I love your videos pictures are the best can’t wait to see Granada and Cortoba

[@8conguito]

Made me recall when I visited this amazing place, great video Manuel, saludos desde CDMX.

[@5alitavakoli]

you are awesome. Thanks for the very rich and informative video.

[@darwin7097]

Excelente video 👏👏👌

[@irmafigueroa2229]

Visite este lugar en 2016. Maravilloso. Gracias Manuel. Sí es caliente ahi!

[@GregorSchafroth]

wow this is great, thanks a lot for sharing!

[@vandermint]

Thank you for this Manuel.

[@ergungeyikdagi3392]

Excellent documentation, beautiful pictures and, a handsome guy.

[@johnreynolds5407]

Such a nice and thoughtful presentation.

[@theresecoco1887]

Glad they turned it into a cathedral so we can flex on the cube worshippers

[@paulbrennan1268]

Bravo Manuel.

[@julielee672]

Always excellent and worthy to watch

[@fdshands2663]

A Masterful presentation!

[@marydaley7862]

i learned so much, thank you !

[@lamaranaza551]

Excellent! Thanks!

[@beverlyedwards4276]

Well done , very informative

[@ctcollinthib]

La Mezquita really is something to see. If you ever get the chance to go, do it.

[@bisoahmad9067]

I know this is unintentional but we (Muslims) didn't portray our prophet nor any Islamic figure

[@FriedChickenWings-gl2dq]

Yeah, especially with that long moustache, prophet Muhammad would actually shaved his moustache.

[@old.not.too.grumpy.]

Brilliant video of a wonderful building

[@nademkhan931]

Thank you, very nice video

[@drrakk9933]

Manuel bravo this video of mosque is beautiful

[@miguelangelmejia3077]

¡Gracias!

[@ManuelBravo]

Gracias a ti, Miguel, ¡un saludo!

[@gerardolucianofloresivaldi1249]

Muy bueno!!!

[@waseemrizvi8531]

Qurtuba .famous musjid Qurtuba in spain is the witness of fine art and culture of Muslim State in Spain.❤🎉❤

[@jojolafrite9265]

😂😂Il n'y a pas de culture musulmane en Espagne chrétienne espèce de spermatozoïdes égaré arrêt de dire des Mensonges Sur la culture des Espagnol qui est occidentale et Chrétienne

[@Noonespecial237]

Wow. Beautiful

[@taquiarazvi785]

Great historical presentation of Islamic architecture. It is national treasure and should be retained snd maintained without any religious biases.

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Beautiful video ❤❤❤

[@hanineaalou437]

While I was walking around the Mosque of Cordoba, I noticed that most of the tourists only cared about the shape and color of the columns and arches, and they stood for a long time in front of the mihrab, contemplating the beauty of the inscriptions and the splendor of the domes. Most of them denounced the presence of the church and statues in the middle of the mosque.

[@Alvar2001]

Fue una mezquita, pero ya no lo es. Lleva 800 años siendo una catedral católica. Alguien parece bastante desorientado.

[@hanineaalou437]

@@Alvar2001 What I noticed is 100% true... I knew that there was a church there, I am talking about what I noticed during my visit to the mosque, moreover... I am not radicalist, I visited several churches in Europe for pleasure and curiosity... Next autumn I will visit Rome and Vatican City...

[@Alvar2001]

@@hanineaalou437 Insisto que UD. y los otros turistas están bastante desorientados, no hay nada que "denunciar", ese templo no es ya una mezquita, es una catedral católica desde hace 800 años, por entonces no había turistas. Me parece muy bien que visite templos religiosos en Europa, los hay muy artísticos, pero no olvide que no son atracciones turísticas.

[@hanineaalou437]

@@Alvar2001 With the regression of faith and the collapse of religions, whether monotheistic or polytheistic, all temples will become attractive vestiges for tourists, as they already are today...

[@Alvar2001]

@@hanineaalou437 No diga estupideces, ya está bien. No sé para qué diablos viaja Ud. por ahí si no se entera de la Historia del lugar ni de su función.

[@jimena9612]

Hoy día es la Catedral de Córdoba en Andalucía, España

[@Kimbahupottery]

Great job🌸

[@juliamarple3785]

So Interesting!

[@shootcommentator9641]

Salam and salute I enjoyed and learned from your videos. Wish to see some episodes about Persepolis or Isfahan. Love from Tehran

[@sivelti3914]

Interesting video.

[@farolitoandaluz]

I was there so many years ahí. Now it looks wonderful.

[@farolitoandaluz]

*years ago

[@shashaazu2955]

wonderful!

[@nacizanebiritalyan1702]

Manuel amazing content really! I watched two of your videos, they are very detailed and well-based. Thank you a lot for such beautiful videos. I just want to make an adjustment for the beginning, actually Muhammed rather than being a historical figure was the last prophet of Islam and he didn't find the religion but actually had the revelation from Allah. I mean it's what we believe. I just wanted to say that 💛Keep going on, it's amazing.

[@alnajirlani8785]

This is amazing...❤

[@user-nv9qk9xc9h]

Excelente

[@gerardolopez-qo9kv]

Thanks!

[@ManuelBravo]

Welcome!

[@user-yy7by5eb7j]

Mosque cordoba is the living symbol of the past glory of islam and dominance ofislamic civilization in Europe.when the church was built there then king charles say about this mosque that ,"we have built what other might have built elsewhere ;but we have destroyed something that was unique to the world"

[@theresecoco1887]

Its not a mosque

[@gideonros2705]

It was built on a Christian church. Technically the Muslim destroyed before they built.

[@mgk284]

Podrias hacer uno de Alcazar de Sevilla?

[@neristaymaz5380]

Bravo Manuel! :D

[@Lacteagalaxia]

Soy español y la mezquita- catedral de Córdoba ese es su nombre es una construcción bellísima de ver única en el mundo y la que lo hace extraordinaria es que dejaron la mezquita y no la destruyeron como suele pasar al conquistar una cultura a otra y no hay ningún sitio en el mundo donde ( no pueden orar Musulmanes y cristianos por qué el culto es cristiano solo) se mezclen en la misma construcción el estilo árabe del s.x y los estilos occidentales gótico; renacentista; etc en un solo monumento por supuesto es sitio UNESCO como los reales alcazares de Sevilla la giralda o la Alhambra también sitios UNESCO y posiblemente los monumentos árabes más bellos del mundo salvo.quizas el taj- mahal para mí opinion

[@starcapture3040]

the umayyads were good builders and innovators although they ruled in the east for just 90 years they left good amount of beautiful architecture in the levant survived to this day one of my favorite is Qasr Amra in jordan and Anjar in Lebanon. qaser al hashim in palestine is great too.

[@JoniOrtizArte]

Cuando Carlos V vió lo que hicieron con la mezquita... jajaja

[@KatariaGujjar]

Taj Mahal is built by Turco-Mongol Muslims, not Arabs.

[@asmrnaturecat984]

Its just rulers appreciation of arts. Ottoman also didn't destroy aya sofia just like spaniards with mosque cordova and alhambra

[@beausu5823]

@@asmrnaturecat984 lol, the Cathedral wasn't totally destroyed as well. But the Muslim Ottomans, desecrated the Hagia Sophia. They destroyed the beautiful and ancient frescoes and altered the building. So do not be hypocrite. Also, a lot of the Ottoman conquest and Arab Muslim conquests destroyed and converted ancient Churches in Asia Minor and North Africa. In fact, Muslims are the destroyers of World Heritage sites.

[@atiqrahman6865]

Architectual WONDER is this Mosque!! HALLE-LU-JAH

[@fr.michaelknipe4839]

Excellent 🤩

[@jackstrubbe7608]

This is the third of yours that I have viewed and enjoyed, and motivated me to subscribe. I am in a new apartment, and just invested in a new larger monitor and JBL speaker, and as a retired art historian and landscape architect, truly appreciate your observations of the integration of different arts. Thank you!

[@manzar42]

wonderful film, it reminded me of my trip to mezqita!