San Lorenzo, Córdoba

San Lorenzo.

San Lorenzo is a church in Córdoba, 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.

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-Mudéjar rose 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.

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* Page at Cordobapedia (in Spanish)

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Landmarks of Córdoba, Andalusia

Historic centre of Córdoba|

* Albolafia
* Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos
* Calahorra Tower
* Caliphal Baths
* Episcopal Palace
* Hospital of Cardenal Salazar
* Malmuerta Tower
* Mills of the Guadalquivir
* Mosque–Cathedral
* Palacio de la Merced
* Plaza de Toros de los Califas
* Public Library
* Puerta del Puente
* Roman bridge
* Roman mausoleum
* Royal Stables
* Roman temple
* Roman walls
* Hospital de San Sebastián
* Synagogue
* Torre de Belén

Churches|

* Juramento de San Rafael
* San Bartolomé
* Santa Clara
* Santa Cruz
* San Juan y Todos los Santos
* San Lorenzo
* Santa María Magdalena
* Santa Marina
* San Miguel
* San Nicolás de la Villa
* San Pablo
* San Pedro

Demolished|

* Alcázar of the Caliphs

Outlying sites|

* Madinat al-Zahra

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