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Cathedral VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Part of the mosque
was destroyed to Practical Information
accommodate the C/Cardenal Herrero 1. Tel 957 47
cathedral, begun in 05 12. Open 10am–7pm Mon–Sat,
1523. Featuring an 8:30–11:30am, 3–7pm Sun (winter:
Italianate dome, it 8:30am–6pm Mon–Sat, 8:30–
was designed chiefly 11:30am & 3–6pm Sun). & (free
by members of the 8:30–9:30am Mon–Sat). 5 9:30am
Hernán Ruiz family.
Mon–Sat, noon & 1:30pm Sun. 7

. Arches and Pillars
More than 850 columns of granite, jasper,
and marble support the roof, creating a
dazzling visual effect. Many were taken
from Roman and Visigothic buildings.

. Mihrab
This prayer niche,
richly ornamented, . Capilla de Villaviciosa
held a gilded copy The first Christian chapel was
of the Koran. The worn built in the mosque in 1371
flagstones indicate where by Mudéjar craftsmen (see
pilgrims circled it seven p311). Its multi-lobed arches
times on their knees. are stunning.

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