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Description: The Mosque of Cordoba was a former mosque and today is a Roman Catholic Cathedral located in the Andalusian city of Cordoba, Spain. It was built into a mosque by the Umayyad Dynasty. The structure is most notable for its interior large arches, and over 1,000 columns that are made out of jasper, onyx, marble and granite.Source: Donald, R. Wonders of Architecture (New York: Charles Scribner & Co., 1871) 127
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Description: In Cairo, the Mosque of Mohammed Ali is located on the Mokattam Hills.
Source: The Teachers’ and Pupils’ Cyclopaedia (Kansas City: The Bufton Book Company, 1909)1:268