Mihrab of the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba The mihrab was not a mere niche, but a small chapel, which is very unusual. The request of Byzantine assistance for the embellishment of the mosque is another link to the Great Mosque of Damascus, the courtyard of which was decorated by Byzantine mosaic makers. Because the Emirs/Caliphs of Cordoba descended from the Umayyad Caliphs of Damascus, the mosque of that city was the model they wanted to emulate and surpass.
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