Historical context
He arrived in 755 and, after defeating his rivals, founded the Emirate. A cultured man and poet, longing for Damascus, he ordered the Mezquita built on a former basilica site.
What remains today
Without him neither the Mosque of Córdoba nor the Andalusi Umayyad line would exist.
Tips for the visitor
Spot the reused columns of the Emirate period.
Related places
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