Church of El Salvador, Toledo
- Church of El Salvador, Toledo
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The Iglesia de El Salvador is a church in Toledo, Spain, dating to 1041 or possibly earlier.
It initially was a mosque and it is therefore oriented south-east, in the direction of Mecca. It survived the conquest of Toledo by Christian armies in 1085, to be turned into a church in 1159. One of the most characteristic elements of the church is a Visigothic pilaster, with intricate relief carvings.[1]
References
- ^ Roger Collins, Spain, An Oxford Archaeological Guide, ed. Oxford University Press, 1998 ISBN 0192853007, p. 277
- Matilde Revuelta Tubino, Inventario Artistico de Toledo (Madrid, 1983–89) p. 307
External links
- Consorcio Toledo: La Mezquita de el Salvador [1] (retrieved December 13, 2008)
- ArteHistoria [2]
Categories:
- 11th-century architecture
- Former mosques
- 12th-century church buildings
- Churches in Toledo, Spain
- Spanish building and structure stubs
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