"Cordoba", Blog English, Country, Spain

The Sacrarium Chapel – Cathedral Mosque of Cordoba

The Chapel of the Tabernacle or Sacrarium (Capilla del Sagrario) of the Cathedral Mosque of Cordoba, Spain, was one of those surprises that leave you speechless. After seeing so many combined architectural elements of Arab culture and Christianity, suddenly one discovers this chapel filled with murals on all walls, columns, arches and headers, it was amazing. Continue reading “The Sacrarium Chapel – Cathedral Mosque of Cordoba”

"Cordoba", Briefs, Country, Spain

The Cathedral Mosque

The Cathedral-Mosque of Cordoba, has been suject to a series of expansions and according to the richness of the materials used during the same, one can clearly distinguish that the first extensions were the most richly ornamented. In 822 Abderrahman II expanded the prayer hall into eight sections to the south, with a clear  Abbasid influence in its decoration, the product of political contacts with the Eastern Caliphate and the arrival of individuals from the East to the Peninsula. Continue reading “The Cathedral Mosque”

"Toledo", Briefs, Country, Spain

Alfileritos Street

“Alfileritos” Street in Toledo, Spain. We became very curious to know the origin of the name of this street and we now share what we have found. In Legends Toletum we find that “Alfileritos” is a long, narrow street lined with old houses and old palaces, which rises near the “Plaza de San Nicolas”, and dies at the “Plaza de San Vicente”, near the apse of the church of the same name. Continue reading “Alfileritos Street”