Metrología y modulación en las mezquitas: propuesta de análisis a través de cuatro casos cordobeses

In this paper we suggest an approach to the structure and architectural design of mosques in Córdoba through the metrological and modulation analysis of some of them, excavated in the former capital of al- Andalus. Through a careful study of courtyards and prayer rooms’ dimensions, we sought to determine the metric units applied in the design and execution of these buildings, how they were constructed, or if there were general proportions that regulated the design of each of its parts. The application of this methodology to specific examples has allowed us to recognize a typology for caliphal mosques in Córdoba, which confirms the chronology of certain buildings and suggests details regarding their internal organization. It is also related to the constructive rhythms detected in the major mosque, and allows hypotheses of reconstruction of some complexes that were not fully excavated