September 11th, 2009
History of the Cordoba Mosque
In 1236 King Ferdinand III invaded Cordoba and reclaimed the mosque from the Muslim army and returned it to a Christian church. The kings of Spain that followed the reign of King Ferdinand continued work on the church and finally rebuilt it in the 14th century. It was renamed the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin which may have helped the building survive during the Spanish Inquisition. Although the Cordoba Mosque itself was completely reconstructed back into a Christian church by the 14th century other artists and builder continued to work on the Church until the late 18th century.