Mezquita Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

One of the most impressive places in Andalucia:
one of the largest mosques in the world turned into a cathedral.

From wikipedia:
The Mezquita (Spanish for "mosque") of Cordoba is a Roman Catholic cathedral and former Mosque situated in the Andalusian city of Córdoba, Spain. Primarily, the site had borne a temple, then a Christian cathedral. Under the rule of Islam, it was built as the second-largest mosque in the world, and is perhaps the most accomplished monument of the Umayyad dynasty of Cordoba. After the Spanish Reconquista, it was transformed into a church, and partly the Islamic columns and arcs were replaced by a basilica in early Baroque style. Today it houses the main church of the diocese of Cordoba in Spain.

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hemeroskopion (247) 2008-07-04 13:27

No critiques yet, I wonder why... .

I especially like the viewpoint, which is not the one from which the Mezquita is usually "postcarded".

Pity of the building crane, but just go back there: the current real estate crisis will make any crane disappear... .

Regards

Olaf

glasscafe (824) 2008-07-10 15:37

Fantastic photo!

The colours and the shadows are very good and the contrast between the river and the ligths is super.

Congratulations and Best Regards from Madrid!
Alberto

acrossthelines (276) 2009-02-14 1:05

oh
That's a nice picture!!
I like the colours of the picture and the point of view!
With this light it seems a cathedral!
The river give a really good effect on the picture because if the refelxions of the lights!
great :) Hope you enjoyed to be in Spain :)

Lara

darek1978 (11491) 2009-04-16 9:24

Czesc Mariusz,
Przymkniecie przyslony do odpowiedniej wartosci dalo ladny, gwiezdzisty efekt. Ladne odbite swiatlo na powierzchni wody. Most po lewej rowniez wyglada bardzo ciekawie dzieki tej gwiezdzistej dekoracji i troszke innej tonacji niz imponujaca katedra. Estetyka w tej kompozycji "gra pierwsze skrzypce". Gratuluje zdjecia!
Pozdrawiam,
Darek

Amaz (7438) 2009-04-18 2:56

Hello Mariusz,

excellente composition with nice colours!!
as usual in Spain, the cranes had to blemish the view!!!

great shot!!

congrats!!

Felip (3905) 2009-05-21 9:12

Witaj Mariusz,
Death to all the cranes that spoil all our photos, one and a thousand times!
Apart from that, interesting POV chosen, and beautiful colours, too much yellowish I thpught at first, but looking at the bridge I understood that the white balance was the correct one.
Fine work!
Have a nice day

Felip