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Malaga Cathedral

Malaga Cathedral was built between the 16th and 18th centuries on the city’s Main Mosque, of which only the magnificent Patio de los Naranjos remained. When the Christians conquered Malaga in August 1487, they consecrated the then mosque and turned it into the Church of Santa María de la Encarnación, to which the Catholic Monarchs were especially devoted.
The renovations began in 1510 when the impressive Gothic façade was built. In the following years, the Cathedral was adorned with several chapels and altars of Baroque and Renaissance influence.
The Cathedral began to be used for worship only in 1768, although the towers and the decoration of the new chapels were still to be completed. The Napoleonic wars and lack of funds left the Cathedral incomplete, and it has remained so to this day.
Although its full name is Santa Iglesia Catedral Basílica de la Encarnación, the people of Malaga affectionately call it «La Manquita». This nickname is due to the lack of the second tower, which was in the original plans of the architect Diego de Siloé.
One version of the legend tells that the funds destined for the construction of the second tower were donated to the American War of Independence, while others affirm that they were destined for the more urgent construction of a highway that would connect Malaga with Velez-Malaga.
In any case, the construction of the Cathedral came to a standstill at the beginning of the 17th century, and the Cathedral has been left with «one hand» ever since.
Malaga Cathedral is the most famous monument in the city, visible from anywhere in the capital of the Costa del Sol. It is the highest Cathedral in Andalusia, and one of the most peculiar due to the absence of the one that was intended to be your second tower.

You cannot leave Malaga without visiting its cathedral. Both for its artistic contribution and for its beauty and symbolism, you will fall in love with the Cathedral of Malaga as soon as you enter its doors.

 

Praça do Comercio in Lisbon, Portugal

The Praça do Comércio  (Commerce Square, better known as Terreiro do Paço), was the land where the Royal Palace of Lisbon was located for more than 200 years.
It is one of the most important squares in Lisbon and, with a great view of the Tagus estuary, it is the nerve center of the city
It is one of the largest squares in Portugal and Europe.
It is a space full of life and movement, mandatory for all visitors.
In 1511, D. Manuel I changed his residence from the Castle of San Jorge to this place next to the Tagus. This palace and its library with more than seventy thousand volumes was destroyed by the Lisbon Earthquake. In the reconstruction, the square became a fundamental element of the plans of the Marquis of Pombal. The new buildings, with arcades surrounding the plaza, are currently occupied by ministries.
Several historical events have occurred in this square:

Before the 1755 earthquake, there was the Royal Palace, in whose library 70,000 volumes and hundreds of works of art were kept, including paintings by Titian, Rubens and Correggio. Everything was destroyed. The actual archives with the documents relating to the exploration of the ocean, including, for example, numerous letters from the discovery of Brazil and other ancient documents were also lost.

On February 1, 1908, King Carlos and his son, Luis Felipe, were assassinated when they passed through the square.

On April 25, 1974, the square witnessed the rebellion of the Armed Forces Movement, which overthrew the government of Marcello Caetano and the New State, a revolution without bloodshed.

On May 11, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI, during his pastoral visit to Portugal, celebrated a mass in the square

The Koutoubia Mosque, the main landmark in Marrakech

The Koutoubia, is a mosque, a building for the worship of the Islamic religion, built in the century XII in the city of Marrakech in Morocco, representative of Almohad art. It is the largest mosque in Marrakech.
The mosque is built with red stone, formerly plastered, and has six rooms in succession, one above the other. It was designed in such a way that anyone was prevented from looking inside from the minaret at the king’s harems.
It is designed in a classic Almohad style and the towers are adorned with copper globes.
It is situated in the southwest of the Medina of Marrakech and southwest of the Jamaa el Fna square next to the Mohamed V avenue.
The mosque is adorned with curved windows, a band of ceramic inlaid, pointed merlons and decorative arches; It has a large square with gardens, and it is illuminated with spotlights at night.
The Koutubía stands out for its 66-meter high minaret (according to other sources, 77 meters), which is the tallest building in the city.
Includes a needle and orbs. The minaret is the symbol and landmark of the city and, without a doubt, its most representative monument.
It was completed in the reign of the Berber Almohad caliph Yaqub al-Mansur (from 1184 to 1199) and served as a model for the construction of the Giralda in Sevilla (Spain) first, and the unfinished Hasan Tower in Rabat (Morocco) later.
The mosque is located about 200 meters west of the souk on Jemaa el Fna square, a prominent market square that has existed since the creation of the city.
To the west and south of the mosque is a prominent rose garden, and across the avenue Houmman-el-Fetouaki is the small mausoleum of Yusuf ibn Tashfin, the builder of Marrakech, a simple crenellated structure.
The minaret is a symbol of Marrakech. All the names and spelling of the Koutoubia mosque, including Jami ‘al-Kutubiyah, Kotoubia, Kutubiya, and Kutubiyyin, are based on the Arabic word koutoubiyyin, which means «bookseller.»

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