Sinagoga de Córdoba - Cordoba, Spain
N 37° 52.782 W 004° 46.999
30S E 343167 N 4193966
Córdoba Synagogue was built in 1315. The synagogue was built in Mudéjar style by architects led by Isaac Moheb.
Waymark Code: WMN2CG
Location: Andalucía, Spain
Date Posted: 12/13/2014
Views: 9
It consists of a courtyard, accessed from the street, which leads to a hallway, followed by the prayer room. On the eastern side of the hall is a staircase that leads to the women's gallery. The gallery overlooks the prayer room through three decorative arches. The prayer room measures 6.95 x 6.37 m.
After the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, the building was devoted to various functions including a Hydrophobic hospital, a chapel for shoemakers and nursery school. It was declared a National Monument in 1885. Since then it has undergone several phases of the restoration including that of Felix Hernandez in 1929 and one started in 1977 for the reopening of the building in 1985 to celebrate the 850th anniversary of the birth of Maimonides.
Status: Ruin, not in use
Denomination/Group: Other
Address:
C/ Judíos
Córdoba, Spain
14004
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