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Mezquita


Mezquita
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Copyright: Iwona Krzysiek BS (Kicki) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 220 W: 0 N: 53] (1175)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-17
Categories: Architecture
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/500 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-04-27 8:47
Viewed: 378
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The site on which the Mezquita stands has long been a sacred space – it was first host to a Roman temple, then a Visigoth cathedral church of St Vincent of Saragossa, then a mosque (the Mezquita). Finally, a Baroque cathedral was added inside the mosque by the Christian conquerors in the early 13th century.

The construction of the Mezquita lasted for over two centuries, starting in 784 AD under the supervision of the emir of Cordoba, Abd ar-Rahman I. Under Abd ar-Rahman II (822-52), the Mezquita held an original copy of the Koran and an arm bone of the prophet Mohammed, making it a major Muslim pilgrimage site.

Mezquita was the most magnificent of the more than 1,000 mosques in Cordoba. But Cordoba was subject to frequent invasion and each conquering wave added their own mark to the architecture.

In 1236, Cordoba was recaptured from the Moors by King Ferdinand III of Castile and rejoined Christendom. The Christians initially left the architecture Mezquita largely undisturbed — they simply consecrated it, dedicated it to the Virgin Mary, and used it as a place of Christian worship.

The heavy, incongruous Baroque cathedral was sanctioned in the very heart of the mosque by Charles V in the 1520s. Artists and architects continued to add to the existing structure until the late 18th century, making the Mezquita an intriguing architectural oddity.

The Mezquita de Cordoba is most notable for its giant arches and its forest of over 1,000 columns of jasper, onyx, marble, and granite.
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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 237 W: 3 N: 200] (1295)
  • [2007-04-27 10:02]

It's a real marvel! No wonder that Al-Qaeda is wishing to regain Al-Andalus!
It's a pity that being Spanish I have not been able to visit it yet.
A great picture with excellent sharpness and composition, and beautiful presentation too.
Good note also.
Congratulations and TFS.
Greetings
Maite

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  • Enric Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 621 W: 55 N: 494] (5511)
  • [2007-04-27 22:05]

Lovely details from mezquita despite that i thing that is not well cropped. I miss the door entirely and some part at the top.

Enric.

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  • jan515 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 51 N: 2938] (13870)
  • [2007-04-28 16:55]

Bardzo ciekawe ornamenty,wspaniala fasada tej katedry Iwona,bardzo dobra obserwacja oraz wykonanie.
Brawo.
Serdecznie pozdrawiam i zycze milej Niedzieli.
Janusz

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  • krzesz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 791 W: 5 N: 16] (5447)
  • [2007-04-29 13:57]

Hej Iwona!!
..bardzo piekna stara architektura..wspaniale detale,swietnie wygladaja w tym swietle!!
Naprawde ciekawa praca!!
..milo sie oglada!!

m..

Mezquita jest OK!!!!!!
Pozdr
mz

Hi Kicki,Great shot!.The details and colours are incredible!.

Congrats.

Marcello.

Preciosa imagen que capta una de las mayores joyas de la arquitectura existentes en España.
Magníficos detalles y la geometría de los relieves parece que se presta a los juegos de luces y sombras del dia.
Un saludo, JL.


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