Cordoba Mosque Colonnade 05
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Cordoba Mosque Colonnade 05
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Cordoba Mosque Colonnade from the west. 16:9 crop.
Eastern view of the endless colonnade of the 8th century Great Mosque (Mezquita Catedral) in Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. The Mihrab would be to the right, entrance to the left. This would be part of the first enlargement of the Mosque, with its flat coffered ceiling. These arches lead to the east side of the Mosque, added afterwards and with barrel vaulted ceilings.
There is nothing I can say about the Great Mosque of Cordoba that has not been already said unaccountable times in the last twelve hundred years. Besides, words don't cut the mustard when describing the unending manifestations of beauty you find within, and without, its walls. All I can do is try to show you through my pictures, shot to preserve detail and be displayed big, where you can see the tesserae in the mosaics.
Built between the 784 and 987 AD, this temple still preserves the exquisite finesse of the best artisans of the time, not only Islamic, but Christian, ancient Roman, Greek and Byzantine too.
When the dark ages choked Europe, it was the Islamic world that kept the fire of civilization lit. They recognized and preserved the ancient Greek and Roman knowledge Christian fanaticism had destroyed in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. All we became later, all we are, flows from this simple fact. We should never forget that.
Other amazing Cordoba and Al-Andalusian images one copy-paste away in my Gallery at http://westonwestmoreland.com/collections/alhambra+and+alandalus
You can learn more about what drives me in my blog:
http://inspiringthoughtsandimages.com/
Weston Westmoreland.
mosquée de cordoba, mosquée, cordoba, andalousie, al-andalus, arc en fer à cheval, colonnade, mihrab
مسجد قرطبة ، مسجد ، قرطبة ، أندلسية ، الأندلس ، قوس حدوة حصان ، صف أعمدة ، محراب
コルソバのモスク、モスク、コルドバ、アンダルシア、アルアンドロス、馬蹄アーチ、吹き抜け、ミハブ
科爾多瓦清真寺,清真寺,科爾多瓦,安達盧西亞,安達盧西亞,馬蹄拱,柱廊,米哈拉布
мечеть кордоба, мечеть, кордоба, андалусия, аль-андалус, подковообразная арка, колоннада, михраб
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