The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 22, 2025
The Mosque, Córdoba
1800s
Location: 116 Islamic
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The Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Description
This print shows the Mosque of Córdoba, in Andalusia, southern Spain, being used as a Catholic cathedral. The site was used as a mosque from 785 through 1236 when it was converted into a cathedral under the Christian kingdom of Castile. Today the building includes both Islamic and Christian architectural elements. The scalloped archway recalls the period in which the Moors, a Muslim cultural group, ruled parts of Spain and Portugal. An altar with a crucifix is visible, and the Christogram IHS (an abbreviation of the first three letters of Jesus’s name in Greek) can be seen on one priest’s shoulder.- ?–1963J. Byers Hays [1891–1968], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1963–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 24, 2025-May 10, 2026).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1963.173