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#195
November 20, 2015, 12:51:14 AM
Casa de Sefarad
n the heart of the Judería, and once connected by tunnel to the Sinagoga , the Casa de Sefarad is an interesting museum is devoted to the Sephardic (Iberian Peninsula Jewish) tradition. Different rooms cover food, domestic crafts, ritual, music, prominent Jews of Córdoba and the Inquisition. There's also a section on women intellectuals (poets, artists and thinkers) of Al-Andalus.

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain/andalucia/cordoba/sights/museums-galleries/casa-de-sefarad#ixzz3ryr4EZLb

Córdoba - Casa de Sefarad by cinxxx, on Flickr

Córdoba - Casa de Sefarad by cinxxx, on Flickr

Córdoba - Casa de Sefarad by cinxxx, on Flickr

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#202
November 26, 2015, 01:29:51 AM
Córdoba - Templo Romano by cinxxx, on Flickr

Córdoba - Calle San Fernando by cinxxx, on Flickr

Córdoba - Monasterio de San Francisco by cinxxx, on Flickr

More daylight pictures will follow.
Cordoba is such a beauty.

CinX

#205
December 04, 2015, 10:51:13 PM
Córdoba Synagogue (Spanish: Sinagoga de Córdoba) is a historic edifice in the Jewish Quarter of Córdoba, Spain built in 1315.

The synagogue was built in Mudéjar style by architects led by Isaac Moheb. It consists of a courtyard, accessed from the street, which leads to a hallway, followed by the prayer room. On the eastern side of the hall is a staircase that leads to the women's gallery. The gallery overlooks the prayer room through three decorative arches. The prayer room measures 6.95 x 6.37 m.

After the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, the building was devoted to various functions including a Hydrophobic hospital, a chapel for shoemakers and nursery school. It was declared a National Monument in 1885. Since then it has undergone several phases of the restoration including that of Felix Hernandez in 1929 and one started in 1977 for the reopening of the building in 1985 to celebrate the 850th anniversary of birth of Maimonides.

Córdoba - Sinagoga by cinxxx, on Flickr

Córdoba - Sinagoga by cinxxx, on Flickr

Córdoba - Sinagoga by cinxxx, on Flickr

Córdoba - Sinagoga by cinxxx, on Flickr

CinX

#207
December 07, 2015, 01:31:10 AM
The Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos (Spanish for "Alcázar of the Christian Monarchs"), also known as the Alcázar of Córdoba, is a medieval Alcázar located in the historic centre of Córdoba, Spain next to the Guadalquivir River and near the Grand Mosque. The Alcázar takes its name from the Arabic word القصر (Al-Qasr, meaning "the Palace"). The fortress served as one of the primary residences of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon.

The Alcázar centers on the Patio Morisco ("Courtyard of the Moriscos"), another popular feature. There are two towers: the Torre de los Leones ("Tower of the Lions) and the Torre de Homenaje ("Tower of Homage"). The latter has Gothic features including an ogival ceiling. A series of Roman mosaics and a Roman sarcophagus are displayed in the Inquisition Tower.

Córdoba - Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos by cinxxx, on Flickr

Córdoba - Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos by cinxxx, on Flickr

Córdoba - Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos by cinxxx, on Flickr
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