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Sleeping cathedral / La catedral duerme by . SantiMB ..
Córdoba (Spain).

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The Mezquita (Spanish for "mosque", from the Arabic مسجد "Masjid") is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Córdoba, Spain. It was originally built to be a mosque and was at one time the second-largest mosque in the world.

The construction of the Mezquita (originally the Aljama Mosque) lasted for over two centuries, starting in 784 A.D. under the supervision of the first Muslim Emir Abd ar-Rahman I, who used it as an adjunct to his palace and named it to honor his wife. The land was bought by the Emir from the previous owners. The site was that of the Visigothic cathedral of St. Vincent. When the forces of Tariq ibn-Ziyad first occupied Córdoba in 711, the Christian cathedral was supressed. Several explanations have been proposed to explain the mosque's unorthodox orientation. Some have suggested the mihrab faces south because the foundations of the mosque are borrowed from the old Roman and Visigoth constructions. Others contend that Abd ar-Rahman oriented the mihrab southward as if he were still in the Ummayyad capital of Damascus and not in exile.

The mosque underwent numerous subsequent changes: Abd ar-Rahman III ordered a new minaret, while Al-Hakam II, in 961, enlarged the plan of the building and enriched the mihrab. The last of the reforms was carried out by Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir in 987.

The year (1236) that Cordoba was recaptured from the Moors, by King Ferdinand III of Castile and rejoined Christendom, the mosque was reconsecrated a Christian church. Alfonso X oversaw the construction of the Villaviciosa Chapel and the Royal Chapel within the structure of the mosque. The kings who followed added further Christian features: Enrique II rebuilt the chapel in the 14th century.

The most significant alteration was the construction of a Renaissance cathedral nave in the middle of the structure. It was constructed by permission of Carlos V, king of united Spain. Its reversion to a Christian church (officially the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin) may have helped to preserve it when the Spanish Inquisition was most active.

Artisans and architects continued to add to the existing structure until the late 18th century.

More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita

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Antigua mezquita de Córdoba (España), convertida en el siglo XIII en la actual Catedral de Córdoba, que constituye el monumento más importante de la arquitectura hispano-musulmana, junto a la Alhambra. Fue la tercera mezquita más grande del mundo, por detrás de las de Casablanca y La Meca ya que tiene una superficie de 23.400 metros cuadrados.

Tras caer Córdoba bajo dominio sarraceno, la basílica visigótica de San Vicente, que había sido el templo cristiano más importante de la ciudad desde el siglo V, fue expropiada y destruida para construir en su lugar una mezquita. Según una versión sucinta del relato tradicional, la mezquita de Córdoba habría sido iniciada bajo el reinado del primer emir omeya Abderramán I entre el 780 y el 785, sobre la planta de la iglesia cristiana, cambiando la orientación de su eje. Sufrió sucesivas ampliaciones en los siglos IX y X y fue concluida bajo mandato de Almanzor. La más importante de las ampliaciones es la de Alhakén II a la que pertenecen los arcos del mihrab. En estos arcos se puede ver la evolución de la construcción: las columnas visigodas con sus arcos de herradura les resultaron demasiado bajos a los musulmanes por lo que decidieron añadir pilares sobre las columnas y disponer arcos más altos sin derribar los anteriores y policromando en rojo y blanco todos con lo que se construyó la célebre y más conocida imagen de la Mezquita de Córdoba. Fue lugar de reuniones a la vez religiosas y políticas pues podía albergar hasta veinte mil personas.

El inicio de su construcción se debe al primer emir rey de Córdoba, haciéndose sobre el emplazamiento de la Basílica visigoda de San Antonio Mártir, iglesia construida en el siglo V, en cuyo solar se inicia la edificación del oratorio o haram en el año 786. Ignacio Olagüe Videla, en su célebre La Revolución islámica en Occidente (1974), supone por la arqueología que Abderramán I no habría construido nada, y que el templo primitivo ya contaba con el famoso bosque de columnas. Como, por su ordenación interior, éste no parece concebido para el culto católico o musulmán, puede que fuera edificado para el culto arriano.

Hisham I terminó el patio o sahn y erigió el primer alminar. Este primitivo alminar, de planta cuadrada, fue más tarde derribado por Abderramán III quien construyó otro, luego parcialmente desmochado, y cuyos restos se encuentran actualmente embutidos en el campanario cristiano de la catedral. La cimentación del alminar de Hixén I fue hallada en el Patio de los Naranjos por Félix Hernández en el siglo XX, quien decidió mudarse a sevilla por motivos de trabajo.

Tras la conquista cristiana de Córdoba en 1236, San Fernando convirtió de nuevo la mezquita en catedral, sufriendo diversas alteraciones que acabarán configurando la actual Catedral de Córdoba. Durante toda la Baja Edad Media prevaleció ya convertida en Catedral, adaptándose el culto y la liturgia cristiana a la espacialidad islámica con algunos acomodos. En primer lugar, la Capilla Mayor fue situada bajo uno de los lucernarios de Alhakén II, en el ámbito rico de la Mezquita del siglo X, pero sin provocar destrucciones arquitectónicas; asimismo, la magnificencia del edificio determinó que el ámbito de mayor esplendor, la Macsura y el Mihrab, no fueran tocados ni destruídos, quedando indeleble su construcción. Sin embargo, con el paso de los siglos la Catedral precisaba mayores acomodos y una mayor dignificación en la Capilla Mayor, realizándose a finales del siglo XV (1489) una Catedral cristiana donde estaba la antigua capilla del siglo XIII.

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Lots of history here, beautiful capture!
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Estupenda nocturna, me gusta su encuadre y perspectiva, la luz muy bien tratada, un abrazo Santi y buenas noches.
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Hola, Santi, qué toma tan impresionante, magnífico encuadre, muy expresivos los colores y qué bueno es el título:-O
Y al haber leído esa interesantísima nota histórica que has adjuntado ya se puede imaginar los sueños que ve esa catedral durmiendo...
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Lograste Santi capturar la magnificiencia de esa gran catedral. Son tomas muy difíciles, y mas si son nocturnas, pero lo lograste y con honores. El foco, luz y texturas son perfectas.




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Hermosa toma nocturna. La catedral tiene su propia luz!
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Menudo referente tengo en tí para aprender a hacer tomas nocturnas. Sin más, es sencillamente preciosa. Abrazos.
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I've been dreaming of doing a what they call in my language a "visita iglesia" in which you will do a some kind of pilgrimage of visiting different churches.Thanks for sharing all your wonderful pictures about religious places on your place :-)

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2 centuries jeepers !!!! fantastic perspective and lighting. I'd die to have one like this.
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Nice night view !

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impressive view
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Fantástica toma... me encanta el encuadre...
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Una gran composición y un buen tratamiento de la luz.
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muy buena nocturna santi! que tengas un feliz finde!!! :-))

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Un lloc singular espectacular, molt ben retratat i. com sempre, ben explicat.
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preciosa perspectiva.. un tono esplendido en esta oscuridad.. brutal y bella :) buen fin de semana
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Very beautiful
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y me hablas de buenas fotos nocturnas!!! esta es especial!!!! que lugar tan hermoso... que buen trabajo...
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Hermosa imagen de la mezquita y muy completa la leyenda.
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