The Guadalquivir river was near flood stage when we got to Córdoba.
El antiguo puente Romano. This is the Old Roman brdge. The Romans were great builders. However, I wonder how much of the original remains.
Todas las islas pequeñas estaban bajo el agua. The smaller islands in the river were already under water.
It was windy on the bridge. [Have I mentioned that we had a lot of "marginal" weather?]
The mezquita from the river. From this angle, you can see the Christian influence on the building. It is not so apparent from the inside.
La rueda de agua desde del tiempo romano. This is a Roman-era water wheel along the edge of the river. It has been moved several times over the years.
Silhouettes against a large wooden screen in the mezquita.
This will not be the last picture of columns and arches.
Even with all of the columns and arches, the inside of the mezquita feels open.
I had not noticed this on previous visits
The painting of the monk (St. Francis?) is 2 dimensional, not 3D as it looks.
A lively composition.
There are many gravestones embedded in the floor. They are all Christian, of course.
The backlight made the ironwork on the gate of this chapel stand out.
This is a combination of sculpture and painting. It IS 3 dimensional.
This crucifixion is pretty modern. It is by Aurelio Teno, whose pieces seem strange sometimes, but always compelling.
Creo que es muy expresivo. I think this is very expressive.
This particular decoration has been restored. I know, because I've seen it change over several visits.
Las columnas y los arcos moriscos hacen diseños. Organic designs arise from the Moorish columns and arches.
I like the mezquita so much that I can remember exactly where I was standing when I took this picture and that I deliberately arranged the shot so the column…