The Mosque/Cathedral of Cordova

The only Mosque that remains in spain today, the Mosque of cordoba is one of the biggest in the world, and considered the most important Muslim monument of the Western world. We do not have words to describe this awesome place. Will ponder it and try to add my thoughts later.

Peace/Shalam/Inshallah

Nancy

Ps - (this was  "borrowed" from another internet site: 
The Church – Cathedral of Cordoba Spain, popularly know as the Mosque of Cordoba or the “Mezquita”, stands over a Christian church built in the Visigothic period (5th C).
In 711, after Moorish conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, it was used as a Mosque. In 786, Abd al-Rahman I tore down St Vicente church and erected the first section of the Great Mosque in its place, re-using much of the church’s materials. His descendants expanded the building twice towards the river, and the ruler Almanzor made a final enlargement in 988. In 1236, following Cordoba’s fall to Ferdinand of Castile and after over 500 years of use as a mosque, the site was re-consecrated Christian. The Cannons decided to erect a cathedral in the center of the mosque in 1523, tearing down the center to make room. The enclosed choir area now blocks some of the original views, yet the Mosque remains sublime. With the richest areas still untouched and its extensive vistas of columns and double arches, it is the foremost Islamic monument in Spain and a unique example of the inter-play of Christian and Moslem cultures in Spain.  For more info and wonderful photos (waaaay better than mine)  see http://thebuilderblog.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/mosque-cathedral-of-cordoba-spain/