In the center of contemporary Cordoba, Spain, stands the former Mosque, elegantly displaying the Moorish past that centuries of change cannot erase. This is a voluminous sacred space, one in which the visitor feels the prayers of past generations still echoing off the walls. Huge arches pull the eye upward from one kind of architectural delight to the next, making us feel the smallness of our bodies in comparison.

The "Mezquita de Cordoba" was once the largest Mosque in the world. It was constructed on the site of a former Christian basilica, was briefly shared by the two religions, and then built into the large Mosque that we see today. In 1523 a large cathedral was built within the Mosque, but it still retains the feel of a Mosque.

This image is a mixture of several architectural motifs on the Mosque, with a few from a smaller Mosque in Toledo incorporated for more depth. The dominant red color of this image speaks to the richness of the interior itself; it is not really all red and gold, but it so intense that we feel the power of the color. The walls of the city are also a part of this image, as walled cities were an important part of the history of this place.

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