Charlie and me at entrance to Mezquita courtyard

Another view of the forest of columns (gold chapels line the walls all around)

Short video but I was wrong. It shows about 1/4, not half

Choir area also has intricate ceiling decor

View down hallway of columns. The bright area is the Catholic church area in the middle

You can see the gold chapels that line the walls

I describe a passageway, but it is just the length of the building in that area

View of Mezquita from halfway up bell tower

Charlie with one of 15 bells at top of bell tower

Next to river is a waterwheel. We discovered a colony of cats lives there!

One of several cats we saw enjoying their domain

View from opposite watchtower to Triumphal Arch and Mezquita with reflection in river

Last Day in Cordoba - The Mezquita

January 5 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 55 °F

The Mezquita (mosque in Arabic) is a humongous structure. A mosque in the 8th-12th century, it has a forest of 800 red and blue columns topped with red and white double arches. It was converted to a Catholic cathedral (built inside the square mosque) in 1286. The original mosque was much brighter, but Christians closed the arched entrances to the patio and street. It is larger than 4 football fields!

Pics are of the Mezquita and a few scenes around Cordoba. Turn the volume up enough to hear my narration in the short videos.

Side note: There were celebrations and parades in the street earlier today for Reyes (Kings) Day. The 3 kings in the parade toss candy into the crowd. Tonight (I guess like Santa?), they leave presents. Similar to Mardi Gras, there is a King cake with a plastic king inside. Tonight, there are massive crowds (families with kids) headed toward parades. Tomorrow is the official national Reyes holiday and people are off work.Read more