1076231 | SPAIN. Cathedral at Córdoba. 1859 Bronzed AE Medal. PCGS SP65. By Jacques Wiener. 60mm. Interior view of the former mosque with the three arches of the maqsura and the mihrab in the far distance / Interior view of the cathedral looking northeast with the arches of the maqsura in the far distance at right. Ross-M219; van Hoydonck 168; Reinecke-59; Bouhy-9.

From the series, "The Most Remarkable Edifices of Europe".

Housed in an oversized holder.


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Spain became a popular destination for foreign travelers who began to visit the crumbling ruins of its Islamic past in the late eighteenth century. The Great Mosque of Cordoba was one of the most popular monuments, with the Alhambra in Granada and the Alcazar in Seville.