Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba construction of the Great Mosque, which was considerably expanded by later Muslim rulers. Córdoba returned to Christian rule in 1236 during the Reconquista, and the building was converted to a Roman Catholic church, culminating in the insertion of a Renaissance cathedral nave in the 16th century. Since the early 2000s, Spanish Muslims have lobbied the Roman Catholic Church to allow them to pray in the cathedral. This Muslim campaign has been rejected on multiple occasions, both by the church authorities in Spain and by the Vatican. It is commonly believed that the site of the Mosque-Cathedral was originally a Christian
Rostov-on-Don Cathedral Mosque people can come here for worship at the same time. 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