Historic Center of Cordoba, UNESCO Culture World Heritage (UNESCO/NHK)
This article focuses on the importance of the Cordoba mosque and the criteria according to which it was designated as a UNESCO world site.
The Great Mosque of Cordoba Early Period-Art of The Islamic Work Khan Academy
A brief introductory article on the main features of the Cordoba Mosque including exterior and interior photographs.
Madinat al-Zahra, Proposed UNESCO Archaeological site designation.
Madinat al-Zahra was a city founded by Caliph Abd al-Rahman III in the tenth century a few miles outside Cordoba. The city was destroyed by Berber armies in the early eleventh century. Because of its abandonment and lack of construction disturbance it offers a unique example of Islamic town planning during the same period as the Cordoba mosque as well as exhibiting architectural detailing of the same period.
Interesting article supporting the thesis of the origins of the Cordoba mosque being pre-islamic and about the possible uses and origins of the underlying structure.
John Noble, Islamic Architecure of Andalusia Islamic Art & Architecture
The writer describes various buildings of Muslim architecture of Andalusia including a historical overview of the political developments of the 8-10th centuries and the dynasties that ruled the area. The Cordoba mosque is examined in relationship with the Giralda in Seville and the Alhambra in Granada, for which there are active links.
This article has a brief description of the building layout and detailing as well as a history of its construction and expansion. A very good bibliography is included.
