A fire occurred at the Great Mosque of Cordoba, one of Spain's most significant historical monuments and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The fire caused damage to the roofs of two chapels and the walls of the building. The incident took place on the evening of Friday, August 8, likely due to a short circuit in the electric cleaning machine.
According to GLAVCOM, the fire was quickly extinguished. Fire crews localized and extinguished the flames by 11:00 PM, and the city's mayor, Jose Maria Bellido, believes the fire damage is minimal. This is not the first fire the Great Mosque of Cordoba has experienced, but local authorities promise to allocate all resources for the restoration of the damaged parts of the structure.
❗️The fire at the mosque in Cordoba has been extinguished: "There will be damage, but it will not be a disaster" pic.twitter.com/zVnYKNOPq3
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This mosque, built in 786 AD, is a symbol of the city and one of the largest and most outstanding Islamic structures in the world. It was transformed into a cathedral after the Reconquista and was included in the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1984. The Mosque of Cordoba has already survived two fires - in 1910 and 2021, but thanks to the efforts of the city authorities, it has always been restored. It is also noted that in the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, all the bells rang in November 2024 after the 2019 fire.
A fire occurred at the Great Mosque of Cordoba, damaging the roofs of chapels and the walls of the building, but the fire was quickly extinguished. The historic monument has survived fires twice in its past, but thanks to government measures, it has always been restored. A similar situation occurred recently at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, where the bells finished ringing after the 2019 fire.