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Mosque of las Tornerías

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The mosque was built on the walls of Roman drinking water tanks for distribution of drinking water throughout the city. The great unevenness of the terrain makes its layout in two floors possible, which is unique. The ground floor, which is accessed from the street of the Tornerías, opens to the
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of the 10th century. Its plan is irregular square and the interior spaces are organized like the former in a plan of nine square compartments, covered by sail-vault domes of brick, except the central one, with special relevance of its
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Historians cannot agree on its date of construction. It can be in the second half of the 11th century or in the second half of the 12th century.
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Roman water tanks with granite half-point arches. The upper floor houses the place of worship, retaining remains of the
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Its construction was made based on one of the main mosques of the city of Toledo, the
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The building continued maintaining the Islamic faith in Spain well beyond the
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in 1085, until the period of 1498–1505, when it was desacralizated by the
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Vice-Rectorate of Teaching and International Relations
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Markus Hattstein and Peter Delius (Editors) (2007).
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Arabic
Moorish
former mosque
Toledo
Castile-La Mancha
Spain
Roman architecture
reconquista
Alfonso VI of León and Castile
Catholic Monarchs
Real Academia de la Historia
mihrab
qibla
Mosque of Cristo de la Luz or of Bab al-Mardum
ribbed dome
horseshoe arches
capitals
Arches in former prayer hall




Horseshoe arches inside prayer room
Roof

Top floor exterior
Restoration work

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