This is a picture of the inside of La Sinogóga Santa Maria La Blanca in Toledo, Spain. Toledo is in the Castilla-La Mancha region of Spain, and during the rule of the Visigoths was the capital of the country. The architecture within the synagogue was spectacular. The type of art that is utilized in La Sinogóga Santa Maria is called Mudéjar and is a form of art that was created by Muslims living in Christian territory. In the eighth century AD, a period of time called the Reconquista took place in which the Christians systematically subjugated the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims. The Reconquista lasted for roughly 750 years until the final Muslim territory of Granada was taken in 1492. For the first one hundred years or so of the Reconquista, another period of time occurred simultaneously called the Convivencia when the three major religions lived together in relative peace: Jews, Muslims, and Christians.  During these years and the time of the Reconquista, the Muslims living in the territory of the Christians would create art out of cheap, bland materials such as brick, plaster, wood, and metal. The synagogue is a great example of this type of art. Something interesting to think about is that this synagogue was built by Muslims as a Jewish synagogue during the Convivencia, and then became a Catholic church when the Catholics took over. So, this one building has ties to the three major monotheistic religions of the world.