Mezquita del Cristo de la Luz (Bab al-Mardum), Toledo
Mezquita del Cristo de la Luz, Calle Cristo de la Luz, Toledo, Spain
Petite, simple, but captivating all the same, Mezquita del Cristo de la Luz has to be the first stop on any tour of Islamic Toledo. Originally named Bab al-Mardum, apparently meaning ‘the Bricked up Gate’, and situated in what was then the wealthiest neighbourhood of town, it is the best preserved of the ten mosques that once stood in Toledo.
