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Cordoba’s Mosque-Cathedral Advances to the Final of Spain’s Best Cathedral Competition

Córdoba opts to have the best cathedral in Spain… and you can vote for it in the final!Salas

Of iglesias a castlespassing through squares, citadels, walls… and of course cathedrals! There is no doubt that the historical heritage of Spain is practically unfathomable, so choosing the best monument in the country It is a practically impossible task. However, the Twitter account’Telling History‘is choosing what is the best cathedral in Spain… and of Córdoba has sneaked into the final!

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The Twitter user ‘Relatando Historia’ (@relatandohisto1), who has more than 130,000 followers on said social network, spread historical curiosities “in the most objective way possible”, as his biography indicates. In his profile, he usually does surveys about national heritage and, on this occasion, it has created a competition to determine which is the best cathedral in Spain. A total of 94 cathedrals, co-cathedrals, ancient cathedrals and the Sagrada Familia. Among these almost fifty temples there are some that are world-famous, such as the Cathedral of Seville or Santiago de Compostela, to others that tend to go more unnoticed, such as Tuy (Pontevedra) or Segorbe (Castellón).

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Arches of the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

Structured in 23 groups of four participants each one (in addition to the cathedral of Valencia and the old cathedral of Lleida that went to the next phase), the best of each one, as well as the seven best “seconds” went to the round.

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Those in charge of deciding which is the best cathedral in Spain are the own tweeters and profile followers, who can vote in a survey which normally opens at 8:30 p.m. and ends 24 hours later.

Córdoba’s path to the final

The Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba was framed in the Group M, along with that of Getafe and Ceuta, in addition to the co-cathedral of Baeza. In this first round Córdoba clearly stated, obtaining 67.7% of the votes. After this, the next rival was eighths in the end the Basilica of the Pilar of Zaragoza, whom he defeated again, did so with a similar percentage to the previous round, as he obtained 67.3% of the more than 13,000 votes. In rooms The matter was closer against a rival like the Burgos cathedralwhich he surpassed with a meager 51.3%.

Aerial view of the Historic Center of Córdoba.

Between this Thursday and Friday the semifinalwhich has paired the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba with that of Toledo. To support it, hundreds of people from Córdoba on the social network have After spreading the contest, I invited people to vote to achieve a victory that, finally, has occurred.

The final will face two old acquaintances, such as Cathedral of Sevilla, which comes after defeating León in the semis and the Cordoban temple. It will be from Sunday at 8:30 p.m. when Córdoba will “fight” to be the best cathedral in Spain.

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