Jaén Cathedral Jaén Cathedral The Assumption of the Virgin Cathedral is a Renaissance-style, Roman Catholic cathedral located in Santa María Square, opposite the Town Hall and the Episcopal Palace, in the center of Jaén, region of Andalusia, Spain. The cathedral stands on a site once occupied by a mosque. Construction began in 1249 atop the ruins of the mosque. The church was damaged and rebuilt on numerous occasions during the following two centuries until the sixteenth century, when several architects, Andrés de Vandelvira being the most important one, built the biggest part of the Cathedral. It was consecrated in 1724. The more
Rostov-on-Don Cathedral Mosque Rostov-on-Don Cathedral Mosque Rostov-on-Don Cathedral Mosque () is the only functioning mosque in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia. At the beginning of the 20th century, on Krasnoarmeyskaya street of the city there was a built a large Central Mosque. In 1968, it was closed on the order of city authorities without any explanation. Later Muslim community have been allocated a plot of land within the territory of a city park, which is situated at the center of Rostov-on-Don. Attempts to begin construction of a mosque in the city led to conflicts between local residents. As a result, a place for