I ran into a friend who recently returned from vacation walking
with a cane after having hurt herself. I
flashed back to our trip to Spain in 1993.
Somewhere along the way I pulled a muscle in the top of my thigh.
Given that my idea of a good vacation is walking around taking photos for hours on end, being unable to walk without feeling great pain was quite memorable.
Still, I was young and determined so I didn’t let it stop me
from trotting off to Cordoba at some point.
Cordoba is famous for the Mezquita, aka the Mosque-Cathedral
of Cordoba.
The Muslims started it off building a stunning mosque in 785.
It is an endless sea of striped arches.
With highlights such as the intricate “Door of the Deans”
built in the Visigoth architectural style.
Although it was converted to a cathedral in 1236, they didn’t
mess with the architecture until the 16th century when they plunked
a nave and transcript in the center of the building. It is so unexpected and bizarre.
Another thing of note about Cordoba is that the Jewish scholar Maimonides was born there in 1138 (or 1135.)
Here are the previous blogs from Spain…
https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2016/05/seville-spain.html
https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2017/07/seville-spain-2.html
Cheers!
PJ
© 2023 PJ Lehrer
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