Ornament of the World – The Wonder of Medieval Cordoba – T417

An afternoon talk by Brian Creese on medieval Cordoba, its legacy and its famous mosque-cathedral, the Mezquita.

Brian Creese gives an afternoon talk on Cordoba during the 10th and 11th centuries, when it was the greatest city in Europe, a centre of education, culture and science with a population of 100,000 and hundreds of mosques and libraries. The talk explores the city's role as a meeting point for the three great European religions and a centre of international diplomacy, its legacy, and its most famous building, the mosque/Cathedral The Mezquita. The session runs 75 minutes and is offered on a Pay What You Can basis.