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The Great Mosque of Cordoba
Pictures by Photoglob Co. and Braun & Hogenberg
Red-and-white horseshoe arches stretch away into shadow in this 1895 photochrom of the Great Mosque of Cordoba, with an old hand-coloured view of the city inside. Begun in 785 and later turned into a cathedral, the mosque is one of the most celebrated buildings in the world. For a traveller or anyone who loves Spain.
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Cordoba · Photochrom / The Great Mosque of Cordoba / Photochrom, Photoglob Co., c. 1895 / Rows of red-and-white horseshoe arches stretch away into the shadows of the great prayer hall. Begun in 785 and later turned into a cathedral, it is one of the most celebrated buildings in the world.
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