Félix Hernández y la Restauración de la Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba

Abstract

La actividad profesional del arquitecto Félix Hernández (1889Hernández ( -1975 estuvo dedicada en buena parte a las investigaciones arqueológicas en los edificios más notables de la cultura islámica. Este artículo pretende mostrar las intervenciones que en materia de restauración llevó a cabo en la Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba y los criterios que las guiaron. Apoyado siempre en el rigor de sus investigaciones arqueológicas y documentales, Hernández ha sido el arquitecto que durante un mayor periodo de tiempo ha participado en las labores de conservación de este edificio. Por ese motivo, nos interesa conocer la evolución de su actividad desde la etapa republicana hasta el franquismo y cuáles fueron las influencias en los criterios seguidos en su labor.Palabras clave: Félix Hernández; Mezquita-Catedral; Córdoba; Arquitectura religiosa; Restauración patrimonial. Felix Hernández's (1889-1975 professional activities as an architect were largely devoted to archaeological investigations in the most outstanding buildings of Islamic culture. This article deals with his restoration interventions in the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba and the criteria that guided them. Always based on the rigor of his archaeological and documentary research, Hernández was the architect involved for the longest period of time in the conservation work on this building. For this reason, it is interesting to examine the evolution of his activities from the Republican period through the Franco regime and discover the influences on the criteria used in his work. FÉLIX HERNÁNDEZ AND THE RESTORATION OF THE MOSQUE-CATHEDRAL OF CORDOBA

The Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba: Graphic Analysis of Interior Perspectives by Girault de Prangey around 1839

“…Between 1864 and 1884, the lime coating was removed. In 1887, the architect Ricardo Velázquez Bosco took over the building conservation, and since then, architectural pieces from different periods have been recovered [8]. This monument was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1984 and the property was extended to include part of the Historic Centre in 1994 [9] (Figures 1-3).…”