Founded in 1147 but rebuilt only in 1158, the top of whose minaret is 253 feet (77 meters) high - the tallest structure in the city, where building anything else higher than a palm tree (!) is prohibited. Non Muslims aren´t allowed inside, of course. We visited at the end of December 2022, and it sure was surreal yesterday seeing the minaret swaying during last month´s earthquake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=K5QgsWIUObY


José Balido

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