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My Visit to Cordoba

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In April, I visited the Spanish city of Cordoba. I thought you might like to see some of the pictures I took.

First, the Mesquita. This was a mosque constructed in 785 when Spain was under Muslim rule. There is some disputed history that there was a mosque earlier than that, which was also used by Christians as a church. this sharing of a building indicates to me that there wasn’t the animosity between the two religions as there is nowadays.

When Ferdinand and Isabella reconquered Spain in the 15th century, the mosque was converted to a cathedral. To find out more, here’s a link to Wikipedia.

This is the oldest gate, called the Visier’s gate and it’s decoration dates back to 855.

This gate was right opposite our hotel!

Now for some other pictures of the cathedral.

The street outside our hotel, showing the cathedral on the left.

Of course, full of tourists!

One of the chapels.

And a part of the ceiling.

Another chapel. the amount of gold was amazing. All stolen, I suppose, from South America.

I’ll post more of my pictures another time. This was the Cathedral. More of the city next time.

If you would like to post a comment, please feel free to do so. Have you been to Cordoba? What did you think of the city?

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17 thoughts on “My Visit to Cordoba”

  2. Córdoba is lovely – did you visit the Roman bridge over the river? I’d also recommend Seville for its old town and the walks along the Guadalquivir, but not on a hot sunny day… My favourite, however, is Granada.

    I wrote a brief comparison in A Tale of Two Cities – how Córdoba is a city based on trade, and Granada on defence.

    “Cordoba, its wide spreading viewpoints, sees the hills around it and the plains. Granada, perched on a hill backed by mountains, hunkers down and awaits siege.”

    Great places to set fantasy stories!

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    1. Indeed it would. As would other Andalusia towns, like Sevilla. And there’s Ronda, where in the civil war people were thrown from the bridge into the gorge. Look up pictures of it. It’s truly horrendous thinking of that.

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    1. It was amazing. And ENORMOUS. Andalusia is an interesting part of the world. There are Muslim and Christian influences everywhere. And, of course, flamenco! During the festivals, the people dress in those wonderful dresses (not the men,of course!). They ride horses and have carriages drawn by horses bedecked with bells. The women ride sidesaddle on a pillion behind the men. It’s a wonderful sight.

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