Well... that's all folks, back to Madrid, jump on a plane the next morning and back to the ATL.
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We drove from Granada to Cordoba to catch the train back to Madrid, but not before we saw the main attraction of Cordoba... The "Mezquita" or Mosque... which again, is a bit of a misnomer, since it is now a church! but the original design shines through the retrofit, so the name stuck. |
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As in Seville, the plaza with fruit trees outside the mosque survived, but the minaret lost pretty much all of its identity to the bell tower (305ft) |
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...and again... that strange Spanish blend of the Christian and the Muslim... |
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The mosque was started between 785 and 787. The mosque underwent three major expansions before the reconquest. In the 16th century a Cathedral was plopped down in the middle of the building. As in the case of the Nasrid Palace... I am glad they did not tear it down, but the styles here clash severely. |
| There are more than 850 pillars, many taken from Roman or Visigoth buildings... a veritable "forest" | |
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and an occasional tomb in the floor... |
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another neato choir area. |
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The Moors had extensive water works in Cordoba... the wheel here is a reproduction |
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and the Romans got into the act with this bridge. It seems you can tell a Roman construction by the size and precision of the large foundation stones. |
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The walls of the Mezquita are adorned with elaborate doorways. |
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Rent an electric car or Segway... yes, it's blobject!
Well... that's all folks, back to Madrid, jump on a plane the next morning and back to the ATL. |