Corredera square, a photo from Cordoba, Andalucia

Photographer's Note

Selling flowers on the square of the slide.

The Plaza of the slide is one of the most emblematic places of the city of Cordoba. Single square homer Andalusia. Located in the heart of the city, to lower Street or Espartería Rodríguez Marín. It has its input and output via the so-called high arch and low arch.

The space occupied by the square has been profoundly reshaped over time. The square has been used for different purposes, major holidays, such as bullfighting, cane organize games, etc.., Derived the present name of the square of this fact.

It is believed that until the fifteenth century, the square of the slide was a large square outside the walls of the Medina or high city of Cordoba. The current morphology comes from the project architect Antonio Ramos Valdes Salamanca, who under the mandate of Corregidor Briceño Francisco Ronquillo, built a semiregular rectangle of 113 meters long and 55 meters wide in 1683.

In the late nineteenth century, in 1896, is built in the middle of the square, a building housing aimed at the food market.

In the year 1959, when Antonio Cruz-Conde, mayor of Cordoba, approves the demolition of the building half of the square for an underground. In this construction were numerous Roman mosaics, which today are on display in the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos.

Among the buildings that shape the square stands the Mercado de las Casas Peña Sánchez de Doña Ana Jacinta. The current market Sánchez Peña served as the seat hall and jail, until the nineteenth century, 1846, businessman José Sánchez Peña Cordova, bought the building and installed the most modern there Córdoba industry with steam to create a factory hats, installing the workers at the top of the building where they had their homes.

Wikipedia.

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JFS (32429) 2011-09-07 10:49

Angel, hoy estamos casi juntos...Menuda foto tan atractiva que has puesto hoy! Estas arcadas y esta bonita fachada con tanto color llaman muchísimo la atención. La perspectiva és estupenda!

Un cordial saludo,
Juan

jacquest (14486) 2011-09-07 11:03

Hello Angel,

Wonderful capture of these archs in a diagonal line. Greta angle with a lot of perspective. Shoppers are addind life. Very good sharpness.

Best regards

Jacques

RhodieIke (9207) 2011-09-07 11:24

Hi Angel, Super photo of these fantastic arches with daily life going on around, great colours, light and presentation, Cheers Iain.

Cricri (87288) 2011-09-07 11:26

Ola Angel
Très belle perspective des arcades du bâtiment très colorées, les personnes ajoute de la vie, belle composition
Belle soirée
cricri

sabermonajati (7685) 2011-09-07 12:49

hi
nice perspective from archways you captured.
regard
saber

Budapestman (82620) 2011-09-07 14:01

Hi Angel,
foto magnífica de este edificio elegante con detalles hermosos. La composición de la foto espectacular, me gusta esto la perspectiva y el ángulo óptico. Humor de la calle muy hermoso, Tfs! Have a nice evening! Kellemes estét kívánok!
György

ikeharel (38090) 2011-09-08 3:14

Hola Angel,
Colorful show under these fabulous arc's, the flowers adding a vivid tone to life in the (usually hot) town.
People passing by also give a dynamic scale to image, and great orange/brown/red tones.
Buenas tardes
Ike

rodgerg (55767) 2011-09-08 3:42

Saludos Angel,

Une très belle vue de cet agréable quartier de Cordoba. La répétition des arcades très joliment colorées donnent du rythme et de la profondeur à l'image. Une belle composition pleine de vie et riche en détails bien captés.
Amitiés,
Roger

jhm (123140) 2011-09-09 3:17

Hello Angel,

Despite having been we get a white sky are the facades superb.
Technical a good image, good depth and perspective.
Soft colors nice depth, excellent presentation too.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

vasilpro (40233) 2011-09-09 8:20

Hello Angel,
Wonderful composition, interesting architecture with arches, lovely light and colors (except the burned area with the sky, the weather is not always allied of a photographer), excellent POV and DOF, very good sharpness and contrast.
Have a great weekend, Vasilis.

Graal (89434) 2011-09-09 23:53

Hi Angel,
very nice place in Cordoba. Amazing architecture. I like the perspective and colours also. Good presentation this square.
Have a nice WE.
Aleksander

jemaflor (69731) 2011-09-10 6:00

Salut Angel,
Belles teintes présentées avec un bon contraste, bien vue cette perspective pour donner de la profondeur à l'image, bien la présence humaine en premier plan.

Silvio1953 (99199) 2011-09-10 10:17

Ciao Angel, great perspective on lovely suare, beautiful composition with people, splendid colors, very well done my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

danyy (0) 2011-09-11 0:07

Hello Angel,
cette façade aux rouges forts, crée une ligne de fuite qui joue en faveur de la profondeur. Les quelques personnages apportent vie et mouvement.
Regards from Belgium.
Daniel.

Kitty_the_Wild (1169) 2011-09-11 13:12

A pleasant perspective, with liveliness colors; very particular the flowers on the left side.
Regards,
Elena

krzychu30 (9399) 2011-09-24 6:06

Hello Angel,
excellent capture of this beautiful square with its impressive architecture.The strong saturated colors are really eye-catching.You´ve lead outstanding diagonal line using in a perfect way this building.I like the perspective you´ve chosen.Well done!
Wish You a pleasant weekend
Krzysztof

jmdias (46240) 2012-03-04 14:20

angel

muy hermosos estos arcos, me gusta en encuadre y los colores, buenas diagonales, bien hecho.

saludos

jorge

Sonata11 (28758) 2012-03-22 19:54

Hello Andel,
What a lovely shot of architecture and amazingly beautiful flower, contrast, fantastic perspective,
colors, sharpness, fantastic POV, Perfectly well done. Like it.
All the best,
Barbara

claudeD (24601) 2012-07-19 5:20

Hello Angel,

wonderful architecture shot with very good colors and a fine composition. I like the picture very much because of the many details you are showing here.Very well done.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC

kennyblack (4193) 2013-01-15 2:13

Hola amigo Ángel
Vista hermosa y magnífica de la colonización de la plaza de Córdoba. Gran POV con las líneas diagonales creadas por el edificio y los arcos están disminuyendo gradualmente nunca. Buen trabajo, buenas opciones para un gran resultado como este.
Un cordial saludo dias buenos ... Marino

elenimavrandoni (5807) 2013-01-25 12:35

Hola Angel, una foto muy detallada con elementos tradicionales, colores vivos extraordinarios y una claridad para admirar!Una foto que invita de fiestas!
Un abrazo mi amigo, muy buen trabajo comod e siempre!
Eleni