puenta de pardon y patio de lis narcarjo

at the cathedral and this is the original entry gate to the mosque- the 2nd mosque built after the Almohads conquered the city 1147. this gate has bronze doors , now black, over 2 large sheets of cedar. the lace work and atavrique motifs and inscriptions that repeat verses from the koran- "power belongs to allah" "eternity belongs to allah" . doors flanked by the archangel gabriel, st Peter, st paul ( who has 3 hands) and the virgin annunciation. Giralda tower at the leftLæs mere