Spain (Córdoba)

The Golden Radiance of the Umayyad Caliphate: Byzantine Mosaic Mihrab Arch at the Great Mosque of Córdoba (10th Century)

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Created during the Caliphate of Cordoba period, specifically between 965 and 970 CE (during the reign of Caliph Al-Hakam II).

Architecturally and liturgically, it serves as the grand, luminous threshold to the mihrab, directing the congregation's focus toward Mecca while projecting the religious and political legitimacy of the Umayyad caliphs.