The Church Of Santa Marina Photo: The Church Of Santa Marina

The Church of Saint Marina, located in Cordoba, close to the Palace of Viana, refers to there called "ferdinandusse the churches built after the liberation of the city by king Ferdinand III of Castile from the Arab conquerors. The Church is one of the oldest in Cordoba – construction refers to the year 1236. The Santa Marina Church was rebuilt from a Muslim mosque, which, in turn, was built on the site of a Visigoth Church, Dating from the 7th century. The appearance of the Church has traces of the Gothic and late-Roman styles, intersecting with the architectural elements of Baroque and Mudejar.

Its massive, austere facade of the Church is more like a fortress than a religious temple. The main entrance is designed in the form of a pointed arch, above him is a large window-rose. From the right of the facade is a beautiful bell tower, built in the 16th century under the leadership of hernán Luis Junior.

Inside the temple is divided into three naves that are separated from each other by rows of pointed arches. Separate attention deserves the lovely chapel Orozco, created in the 15th century and decorated in the Mudejar style. Currently placed in her Church utensils. In the main chapel is amazingly beautiful altarpiece by Antonio del Castillo. Here is a lovely statue of our lady of authorship Cordovan sculptor Gomez de Sandoval.

Since 1931, the Church of San Marina designated as a national historical monument.

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