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Cordoba - Part of our Europe 2005 trip
After leaving Granada, we travelled by car to Cordoba and stayed across
the street from the Mosquito. I think this must be on of the most
spiritual places on earth. Originally a Roman temple, later a Visigoth
church, the Arabs built one
of the most spectacular Mosques in the world on the site. Later, when the
area was taken by the northerners, the doorways were closed in and a Roman
Catholic Cathedral was built in the center, the most holy place of the
mosque. The Cathedral was later expanded to take over the space. When the
ruling monarch at the time was asked whether they should construct the
Cathedral, he granted his per mission, but when he finally travelled to
Cordoba and saw what they had done, he said "If I had know what you
intended to do, I would never have granted permission. What you have built
can be found all over the kingdom, but what you have destroyed can be
found nowhere else on earth." Charles V considered the Cathedral a
travesty because it covered such beauty. Many people feel the same, but
it's all part of the Mosquito history now and although it would be amazing
to see the Mosque in it's original glory, it is amazing to see the
opulence with which the Catholic Cathedral is outfitted.
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