The Cathedral we visited is Cordoba had been a mosque and still looked like one. It was referred to as the Mezquita.
It is The Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, also known as the Great Mosque of Córdoba and the Mezquita, now also called the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, as the cathedral of the Diocese of Córdoba Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 1:58 PM Bob Pdml <[email protected]> wrote: > Quite a few Spanish cathedrals were built on top of mosques, or otherwise > incorporated former mosques into their plan, and this makes them very > distinctive compared to cathedrals elsewhere in Yurp. > > > On 29 Jun 2019, at 22:43, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > This is an unusual place: It does not have the traditional crucifix plan > of a cathedral, and the space is strangely divided: The chancel is behind a > tall iron fence (with just enough space between the pickets to admit my > camera lens); the choir is surrounded by high walls on four sides, with an > iron gate into the chancel side of the nave and no communication with the > rest of the space; there are five large altars scattered about (and about a > dozen more in small chapels); and the decoration is opulent beyond > description.. > > > > I have seen photos showing the whole ceiling of the nave to give some > idea of the size of the place, but I couldn’t find a vantage point from > which that odd choir wasn’t an obstruction. I hope the gallery provides an > idea of the size. > > > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Spain-2019/Toledo-Cathedral/ > > > > Comments appreciated! > > > > Rick > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
