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Great Mosque of Córdoba, 785/786-1002
-oriented to the South (toward Mecca)
-continuously enlarged and updated over five phases over ~200 yrs
-in beginning used Visigothic capitals and other elements b/c faster and shows power (b/c conquered)
-has all classic elements of a mosque
-alternating voussoirs in horseshoe arch
(horseshoe arch not unique to Islamic architecture)
-double arches- don't see in many mosques; could be pragmatic decision because columns took from visigoths too short
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