LONDON: The Great Mosque of Córdoba is under threat due to the heavy stresses caused by tourists.
The mosque, one of the world’s most celebrated Islamic monuments, is struggling with the condensation caused by its millions of annual visitors.
The danger to the building was exposed in a report submitted to the government this week, which found that condensation has damaged several of its key areas.
Condensation has damaged its iconic mihrab, which showed the direction of Makkah and provided a chamber for directing prayers.
The mosque, which receives up to 2 million annual visitors, was built between the eighth and 10th centuries.
“This is caused by the special architectural configuration of the spaces and their…