The Córdoba mosque is one of the most beautiful and inspiring spaces we’ve visited. I took many photos, but it will be several weeks before I work my way down to them.
Rick On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 15:22 Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
