Al-Hakam II's expansion and mihrab

الحكم الثاني يوسع جامع قرطبة ويجمل محرابه

961 CE · 350 AH† – 961 CE · 350 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Al-Hakam al-Mustansir made the mosque's celebrated enlargement (961–976), perfecting the mihrab and maqsura with interlaced ribbed domes and mosaic sent by the Byzantine king 1.

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The Umayyad Period
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al-Andalus & Europe
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era

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Great Mosque of Córdoba
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al-Mustansir bi'llah al-Hakam ibn al-Nasir al-Umawi

People and things also explored

Abd al-Rahman I founds the Great Mosque· Abd al-Rahman II enlarges the mosque· Al-Nasir's minaret on the mosque· Al-Mansur's eastern expansion· Cordoba· Great Mosque of Córdoba· al-Mustansir bi'llah al-Hakam ibn al-Nasir al-Umawi

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  1. Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari
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