Memento Mauri: the Afterlife of the Great Mosque of Cordoba

FAIN: FEL-288418-23

Michele Lamprakos
University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, MD 20742-5141)

Research and writing leading to a book on the architecture and significance of the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba (Córdoba, Spain), from its construction in the 8th century CE to the present.

The Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba is a great monument of world architecture and a potent reminder of the Islamic past in Spain. Converted into a cathedral following the Castilian conquest, the Great Mosque survived in a strange form: with a towering choir and altar in the middle. Over the centuries cycles of patronage, demolition, and restoration reflected changing attitudes toward the Islamic past. This book tells that untold story, tracing the building’s changing meaning and fabric as mosque, cathedral, national monument, and World Heritage site. It provides a model for studying contested historic sites around the world.

Media Coverage

Michele Lamprakos: “Los valores de la Unesco no se están protegiendo en la Mezquita” (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Aristóteles Moreno
Publication: Cordopolis/alDiario.es
Date: 7/5/2023
Abstract: "La arquitecta e investigadora estadounidense lleva 15 años sumergida en el estudio del universal monumento andalusí." ("The American architect and researcher has spent 15 years immersed in the study of the universal [famous] Andalusian monument.")
URL: https://cordopolis.eldiario.es/cordoba-hoy/sociedad/michele-lamprakos-valores-unesco-no-protegiendo-mezquita_128_10338582.html

Una nueva hipótesis da un vuelco al litigio de la construcción de la Catedral en el corazón de la Mezquita (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Aristóteles Moreno
Publication: Cordopolis/alDiario.es
Date: 7/16/2023
Abstract: "El obispo Manrique quiso destruir más volumen del templo omeya y Carlos V lo frenó, según la investigación de la experta estadounidense Michele Lamprakos que verá la luz en un libro en 2025." ("Bishop Manrique wanted to destroy more of the Umayyad temple and Carlos V stopped it, according to research from American expert Michele Lamprakos that will see the light [be published] in 2025.")
URL: https://cordopolis.eldiario.es/cultura/nueva-hipotesis-da-vuelco-litigio-construccion-catedralcorazon-mezquita_1_10378197.html

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