The church occupies the site of a pre-existing Islamic mosque, which in turn had been built above a Visigothic church. It was built between around 1244 and 1300, in a transitional style between Romanesque and Gothic architecture. It has the typical structure of Andalusian churches of the period, featuring a rectangular plan with a nave and two aisles, without transept and an apse.
It has a portico with three slightly ogival arcades, added in the 16th century. The Islamic minaret was converted into a Renaissance bell tower by Hernán Ruiz the Younger. Above the portico is the large Gothic-Mudéjarrose window. The nave has a coffered ceiling in Mudéjar-Renaissance style. The apse has 14th century paintings inspired by the Italian Gothic school, depicting Scenes of the Life of Jesus. There are also figures of saints and prophets with gilt halos, and a decoration imitating Byzantine azulejos. the high altar (17th century) has scenes of the life of St. Lawrence.
lorenzo, córdoba, lorenzo, church, córdoba, andalusia, southern, spain, situated, historic, centre, twelve, religious, buildings, commissioned, king, ferdinand, castile, city, after, conquest, early, 13th, century, lorenzo, church, occupies, site, existing, is. San Lorenzo is a church in Cordoba Andalusia southern Spain Situated in the historic centre it was one of the twelve religious buildings commissioned by king Ferdinand III of Castile in the city after its conquest in the early 13th century San Lorenzo The church occupies the site of a pre existing Islamic mosque which in turn had been built above a Visigothic church It was built between around 1244 and 1300 in a transitional style between Romanesque and Gothic architecture It has the typical structure of Andalusian churches of the period featuring a rectangular plan with a nave and two aisles without transept and an apse It has a portico with three slightly ogival arcades added in the 16th century The Islamic minaret was converted into a Renaissance bell tower by Hernan Ruiz the Younger Above the portico is the large Gothic Mudejar rose window The nave has a coffered ceiling in Mudejar Renaissance style The apse has 14th century paintings inspired by the Italian Gothic school depicting Scenes of the Life of Jesus There are also figures of saints and prophets with gilt halos and a decoration imitating Byzantine azulejos the high altar 17th century has scenes of the life of St Lawrence External links editPage at Cordobapedia in Spanish 37 53 18 N 04 46 07 W 37 88833 N 4 76861 W 37 88833 4 76861 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title San Lorenzo Cordoba amp oldid 1001129063, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
