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Fire breaks out at Córdoba’s ancient mosque-turned-cathedral La Mezquita Fire breaks out at Córdoba’s ancient mosque-turned-cathedral La Mezquita
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Heritage site was built as a mosque in the eighth century before Spanish royalty turned it into a Christian church Heritage site was built as a mosque in the 8th century before Spanish royalty turned it into a Christian church
A fire has broken out in the historic mosque-turned-cathedral of the Spanish city of Córdoba. Videos online show flames and smoke coming from inside the major tourist attraction.A fire has broken out in the historic mosque-turned-cathedral of the Spanish city of Córdoba. Videos online show flames and smoke coming from inside the major tourist attraction.
The fire service told AFP it had deployed to La Mezquita-Catedral late on Friday without giving further details. Firefighters deployed to La Mezquita-Catedral on Friday evening later said the blaze was “under control” but it had not been extinguished.
Local media reported that the fire started in one of the chapels and spread to the roof. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear. Local media reported the blaze broke out when a mechanical sweeping machine caught fire in one of the chapels at about 9pm, and then spread to the roof. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear.
The cathedral is a Unesco-listed heritage site and was first built as a mosque in the eighth century by the southern city’s then Muslim rulers and converted into a Christian place of worship by Spanish royalty in the 13th century. Considered a jewel of Islamic architecture, the site was built as a mosque – on the site of an earlier church – between the 8th and 10th centuries by the southern city’s then Muslim ruler, Abd al-Rahman, an emir of the Umayyad dynasty.
After Christians reconquered Spain in the 13th century under King Ferdinand III of Castile, it was converted into a cathedral and architectural alterations were made over following centuries.
The Unesco-listed heritage site received two million visitors in 2024, according to its website.
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