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Some of the original building materials from the Visigothic basilica can still be seen in the first section of the Mosque built by Abderraman I. The interior space consists of a forest of columns and red and white arches giving a strong chromatic effect. The original structure was built by the Umayyad ruler ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān […]

The new tower had imperfections, however, and required repairs only a few decades later in the mid-17th century. The construction resumed under architect Juan Sequero de Matilla in 1616 and the tower was finished in 1617. Construction began in 1593 but eventually stalled due to resources being spent instead on the construction of the new