Spain lived centuries of occupation and Cordoba was tortured more than any other city, as it had to become the example to remember.
Of course the construction began with imitation so as to avoid innovation because they did not want it to outstand, but simply to exist so every future dispute would be out of context
Yet the influence of Roman Spain appeared again, because the stones of the basilica Church of the witnesses of the Saint had not forgotten his memorial.
Even the colours of the arches that acted alternately carried the stigma of the art of our own.
Things got worse when the oppressors became an independent institution.
The torture against Christians became even more severe.
Their measures were inhumane because they were even afraid of their shadow.
They did not want even a hope of freedom to exist.
Strategic mistake.
Because when you have no hope, you have nothing to lose, as the Master said.
Because again all that did not reach the oppressors they wanted to use the art of the Christians, in order to look even greater than Damascus.
Spaniards slaves were not enough so they brought the Byzantines also in order to build beyond its limits in size and beauty.
But the building resembled more and more the original structure of the Basilica.
Completely by chance of course.
At this point, even the Saints smiled , because they had understood the tricks and stratagems of our own who had learned from the Teaching.
In the final phase, the magnifications were just for appearances sake for the authorities who thought that they were even more powerful through the size of the changes.
And they then began to replicate degenerating every architectonic attempt using paint instead of the alternation of the stone and brick.
Then the countdown had began.