Mesquita , Cordoba, a photo from Cordoba, Andalucia

Photographer's Note

Inside the Mesquita in Cordoba, Spain .
In 784AD construction started as a Mosque under the Moorish .
With the capture of Cordoba by Fernando III in 1236AD the mosque converted to a cathedral .
Inside the Mesquita are row after row of arches and pillars. Marble was required for the mosque's construction. Many of the pillars in the Mesquita were pilfered from earlier Roman buildings in the vicinity of
the town.

This is a scaned-print from 6/1998 of one corner of the huge Cathedral.
Ike
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edge, gilbertom, Amaz, carlosmarin, ecanaveira, kato, COSTANTINO, Cricri, ruisc_pt, Royaldevon, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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edge (7409) 2010-02-21 11:23

Hello Ike, Great shot of this cathedral and very good notes as well. You have managed to capture many of the arches and that is very immpressive. Great scan too. One can certainly see the degree of marble evident in this structure. Very nicely done. Regards, Roger

AKITA (15125) 2010-02-21 13:54

dear Ike,
very characteristic and beautiful arches are well captured in mysterious perspective in this cathedral,
(maybe direct flash made the column white)
a wonderful picture, thank you,
Akihisa

pajaran (115891) 2010-02-22 0:58

Pozdrav.
Lepa stara arhitektura, delo velikih majstora, lepa prikazano dobrom fotografijom.
Paja.

Google.

Hello.
Beautiful old architecture, the work of great masters, pretty good photo shown.
Paja.

gilbertom (2426) 2010-02-22 6:48

Construction impressive, many details, and beautiful roman arches.

Regards,

Amaz (11475) 2010-02-22 7:49

Nice memory, my dear IKE!!

Very well taken!!

TFS

All the best,

claudeD (47754) 2010-02-22 10:39

Hello Ike,

very good interior architecture shot with a fine composition.I think that sharpness could be better.Very good note.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

Silvio1953 (221593) 2010-02-22 11:56

Ciao Ike, beautiful perspective on wonderful architecture, difficult light in a fantastic interior but you take it very well my friend, I like a lot, ciao Silvio

carlosmarin (11954) 2010-03-03 3:18

hello Ike,
nice view from inside the Mosque of Cordoba.
beautiful colors.
good resolution, although it is a scanned image.
regards from Barcelona,
Carlos

ecanaveira (825) 2010-03-28 9:30

Hello Ike,

Very nice photo.
The mosque is very beautiful and the small city too.
I love the colours and the perspective.
Regards,
Estela

Tukan-T5 (4317) 2011-01-20 9:11

Hi Ike,
Moorish magnificent building.
These beautiful vaulted arches and give the power of the ancient builders of the sample and this mixture of cultures in the area.
Have a great evening Tomek

lakshmip1949 (19081) 2012-07-16 11:57

Hello Ike,

Nice repetition of the arches with columns converging at the far end. You have managed the light well showing some nice details of the interior. The people add scale to the image. Like the colors too.

Lakshmi

jcpix (14030) 2013-05-06 16:51

Thanks for directing me towards this Ike...I'm not sure what it is, but there's definitely an aspect very similar to the picture I posted!? :) Like a punch to the face, the red & white stripes stand out without question! I like how the center column holds this together while the striped arches descend back into the picture following those patterns, it gives solid depth and a fun repetitive perspective. This looks pretty good for a scan too, the colors appear natural. I can imagine there must have been some great photo opportunities with this kind of design and construction, yes? :) Thanks for sharing the view. Have a great day.

Al the best,

Jason

kato (11630) 2014-04-30 23:02

Hello Ike,

You're capturing well this architecture by a good angle and excellent tone/clarity, so it's interesting and impressive to see the mosque converted to a cathedral. Surely, it seems to hold a Mosque under the Moorish because of peculiar constraction way and interior design of the inside. Anyway, it looks like an interesting architecture which Islamic culture united with Christianity.

Kind regards,
mikio

COSTANTINO (116490) 2014-04-30 23:06

Good morning
excellent presentation of this worthseeing
construction perfectly decorated
original version
welldone and thanks a lot
regards
many wishes for the 1st of May
and the beginning of the spring
Costantino

Cricri (176) 2015-03-31 23:22

Hi Ike
Bon rendu des couleurs et des d騁ails, la succession des arches, une belle pr駸entation, bien travailler
Belle journ馥
cricri

ruisc_pt (11594) 2018-08-23 15:51

Impressive!
The time and effort our ancestors had to built this magnificient buildings!
very good photo
TFS

Royaldevon (85932) 2019-03-05 5:29

Hello Ike,

I realise that you had problems with sharpening the photograph because it was scanned but, apart from the slight loss of clarity, this is a very well considered and composed photograph.
I love how you have shown the beauty of the arches, with their striped details, and created an excellent sense of perspective. The last arch is situated at a strong vanishing point.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

mcmtanyel (68503) 2019-07-17 22:17

Hello Ike,
A nice interior photo from 1998. Was this originally digital or is it scanned? I like those arches upon arches. 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT

lousat (139266) 2020-01-21 3:47

Hi Ike,a pic frome there is always a great show,the uniques arcades of Mesquita are amazing,a very good capture from your archive with an excellent 3D effect. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

PiotrF (54666) 2020-11-16 15:44

Hello Ike,
Interesting view of interior of the Mesquita in Cordoba. Photo with good composition, nice colours.
Fine presentation
Regards
Piotr

mkamionka (74407) 2021-11-19 2:05

Hi Ike,
I had the pleasure to visit this amazing structure as well. I really have to revisit my archives. These amazing striped arches are so characteristic and photogenic.
Nice souvenir of your trip to Spain.
M