Spain's Architectural Wonder: The Great Mosque of Cordoba

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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

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@ManuelBravo Жыл бұрын

What building would you like to see next?

@saltpony Жыл бұрын

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

@easterworshipper730 Жыл бұрын

Hagia Sofia.

@Safarnamamera Жыл бұрын

Al aqsa mosque #Free palestine

@avroml Жыл бұрын

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

@jojolafrite9265 Жыл бұрын

La Plaza de toros y jamones IBERICOS 🇪🇸

@Kelebrimbor 25 күн бұрын

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

@ivebeenscarredforlife8448 Жыл бұрын

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!!!

@muhammad_Abdallah Жыл бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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

@michaelhaywood8262 8 ай бұрын

@@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 8 ай бұрын

Muslims did in the past

@theon9575 8 ай бұрын

@@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 8 ай бұрын

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

@brunerguy1 Жыл бұрын

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.

@ulyssesshubeilat Жыл бұрын

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

@elnuevoinglesbasiconib2764 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment!

@fortissimoX Жыл бұрын

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.

@elainebmack Жыл бұрын

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!

@saltpony Жыл бұрын

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

@luisfiore2116 Жыл бұрын

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!

@prd1073 Жыл бұрын

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.

@kieu-oanhnguyen5630 13 күн бұрын

Wonderful video. Very insightful. Thank you!

@borge2014 Жыл бұрын

Your videos and narrative are exceptional, the videography and rich historical references are truly a joy to watch.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

@bekindandmerciful5145 Жыл бұрын

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

@vtiredmom Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

You'll be visiting Spain!

@SadikaHusniaPHB 5 ай бұрын

@@tamsolutions6377 andalusia

@sheikhsourav99 3 ай бұрын

@@tamsolutions6377It's Al Andalus❤️

@Komnenit 25 күн бұрын

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

@insydian Жыл бұрын

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

@eme2575 Жыл бұрын

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

@vhcjcv5760 Жыл бұрын

Did any muslims remaining their?

@faisalabdullah4417 9 ай бұрын

@@vhcjcv5760yes

@daviddeveau5101 Жыл бұрын

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

@jperez7893 Жыл бұрын

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

@xhorxheetxeberria-td1hu Жыл бұрын

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

@azmirais5887 Жыл бұрын

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

@jojoahmed6994 11 ай бұрын

In islam destroying churches is prohibited

@theresecoco1887 10 ай бұрын

@@jojoahmed6994 Yet they have done it a million times

@jojoahmed6994 10 ай бұрын

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

@jojoahmed6994 10 ай бұрын

Chick it out

@ty2u Жыл бұрын

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.

@Bibliotecanatalie Жыл бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

Now the visgoten are back

@aurangzeb_art 2 күн бұрын

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

@Aspectt1991 Жыл бұрын

Buenísimo como siempre Manuel!

@GrahamToppHongKong 5 ай бұрын

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!

@user-bj3jn1sq7y 20 күн бұрын

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

@_BMS_ 8 ай бұрын

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

@nickbartman3250 Жыл бұрын

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

@avroml Жыл бұрын

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

@jessielopez1065 8 ай бұрын

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.

@thailandsnippets901 Жыл бұрын

Exceptional as all your videos are Manuel. Thank you

@hectorsilva5376 Жыл бұрын

This was brilliant and insightful. Thank you!

@Yavuzfatih1453 Жыл бұрын

Very beautiful mosque .Thank you.

@beausu5823 Жыл бұрын

yes beautiful! now a Cathedral.

@theresecoco1887 10 ай бұрын

Cathedral*

@tcbbctagain572 4 ай бұрын

It was a cathedral long before it was a mosque

@user-dr9di4wb1x 2 ай бұрын

No it's mosque built by muslims

@nenameza2982 Жыл бұрын

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

@mariaelenasainzgonzalez124 Жыл бұрын

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

@junaidfaiz Жыл бұрын

It is Islamic heritage.

@punchtravelchannel Жыл бұрын

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.

@buluthakan543 5 ай бұрын

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💯✌🥀🌱

@LearnWithRonnie Жыл бұрын

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

@old.not.too.grumpy. 4 ай бұрын

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.

@mariaangelesgarcia8566 Жыл бұрын

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

@yutzuwang3035 Жыл бұрын

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😄.

@rogerdines6244 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, as always.

@pepumarius2006 Жыл бұрын

great and very informative video. Love it.

@josephpiskac2781 Жыл бұрын

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.

@fartywood3917 Жыл бұрын

Bro, excellent videos, keep it up!!!

@8conguito 10 ай бұрын

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

@Vllili 6 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you for the wonderful content you provide

@gemmabobadillaaguirre3784 Жыл бұрын

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

@thechristonad 11 ай бұрын

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.

@mahael-jradi4479 Жыл бұрын

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

@astroflyinsights Жыл бұрын

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

@GregorSchafroth 11 ай бұрын

wow this is great, thanks a lot for sharing!

@5alitavakoli Жыл бұрын

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

@irmafigueroa2229 Жыл бұрын

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

@vandermint 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this Manuel.

@naim7466 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

yes huge! now a Cathedral.

@obaida5801 10 ай бұрын

@@beausu5823 it will return again to Mosque

@beausu5823 10 ай бұрын

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

@obaida5801 10 ай бұрын

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

@beausu5823 10 ай бұрын

@@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

@darwin7097 Жыл бұрын

Excelente video 👏👏👌

@julielee672 Жыл бұрын

Always excellent and worthy to watch

@world_mem7567 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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 2 күн бұрын

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.

@ergungeyikdagi3392 Жыл бұрын

Excellent documentation, beautiful pictures and, a handsome guy.

@marydaley7862 10 ай бұрын

i learned so much, thank you !

@fdshands2663 Жыл бұрын

A Masterful presentation!

@johnreynolds5407 10 ай бұрын

Such a nice and thoughtful presentation.

@lamaranaza551 Жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thanks!

@khaliqomair443 Жыл бұрын

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

@ctcollinthib Жыл бұрын

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

@old.not.too.grumpy. 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant video of a wonderful building

@beverlyedwards4276 2 ай бұрын

Well done , very informative

@nademkhan931 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, very nice video

@farolitoandaluz 4 ай бұрын

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

@farolitoandaluz 4 ай бұрын

*years ago

@paulbrennan1268 Жыл бұрын

Bravo Manuel.

@Noonespecial237 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Beautiful

@hanineaalou437 Ай бұрын

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 29 күн бұрын

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

@hanineaalou437 29 күн бұрын

@@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 29 күн бұрын

@@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 29 күн бұрын

@@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 29 күн бұрын

@@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.

@gerardolucianofloresivaldi1249 Жыл бұрын

Muy bueno!!!

@drrakk9933 6 ай бұрын

Manuel bravo this video of mosque is beautiful

@jimena9612 10 ай бұрын

Hoy día es la Catedral de Córdoba en Andalucía, España

@juliamarple3785 Жыл бұрын

So Interesting!

@sivelti3914 Жыл бұрын

Interesting video.

@angelatanurdzic7508 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful video ❤❤❤

@Kimbahupottery 8 ай бұрын

Great job🌸

@nacizanebiritalyan1702 11 ай бұрын

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.

@shashaazu2955 Жыл бұрын

wonderful!

@taquiarazvi785 8 ай бұрын

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

@waseemrizvi8531 7 ай бұрын

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

@jojolafrite9265 7 ай бұрын

😂😂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

@miguelangelmejia3077 Жыл бұрын

¡Gracias!

@ManuelBravo Жыл бұрын

Gracias a ti, Miguel, ¡un saludo!

@theresecoco1887 10 ай бұрын

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

@alnajirlani8785 10 ай бұрын

This is amazing...❤

@user-nv9qk9xc9h 11 ай бұрын

Excelente

@user-yy7by5eb7j 8 ай бұрын

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 8 ай бұрын

Its not a mosque

@gideonros2705 28 күн бұрын

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

@jackstrubbe7608 Жыл бұрын

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!

@shootcommentator9641 Жыл бұрын

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

@bisoahmad9067 9 ай бұрын

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

@FriedChickenWings-gl2dq 11 күн бұрын

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

@Lacteagalaxia Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@KatariaGujjar Жыл бұрын

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

@asmrnaturecat984 Жыл бұрын

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

@beausu5823 Жыл бұрын

@@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.