It has been decades since we were there, but I remember it fondly and look forward to your images.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 7:57 PM Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
