#Shimmering River #SilentSunday #SundayWalks #Tanka #Cordoba @Spain

Shimmering river Cool water bathes banks, Sliding under Roman bridge, Flowing, calm, serene, Ignoring battles and Kings, Bows only to nature’s whims. ****

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#AtoZChallenge ‘V is for Vault’ #Tanka #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth

Gothic Vaults Double arches hold Gothic vaults pointing to sky. Carved stone capitals On proud marble columns guard Centuries of synergy. **** **** The Mosque-Cathedral in Cordoba, was originally a Visigothic Catholic Church, shared with Muslim invaders for religious rites until 784, when it was solely used as a Muslim place of worship, until 1236,Continue reading “#AtoZChallenge ‘V is for Vault’ #Tanka #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth”

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#AtoZChallenge ‘L is for Lights’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth

  This photo was taken by Gabriela, one of my best friends and colleagues, who has no online presence, yet! It is a picture of the Roman Bridge in Córdoba, which is illuminated by night. The building at the far end of the bridge is the Mosque, now a Cathedral, which is also lit upContinue reading “#AtoZChallenge ‘L is for Lights’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth”

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#ThursdayDoors The Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, Spain. Part I

Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in on the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing it, between Thursday morning and Saturday noon and linking up on Norm’s blogContinue reading “#ThursdayDoors The Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, Spain. Part I”

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Centuries of Worship: A Roman, Visigothic, Muslim, and Christian Temple

The previous MIT chapel is beautiful in its contemporary simplicity. On the other hand, there are ancient places which fill your senses with calm, and love, and peace, like the Mosque in Cordoba. I’m fortunate enough to walk past it every day on my way to work. Sometimes I pop inside. just for a fewContinue reading “Centuries of Worship: A Roman, Visigothic, Muslim, and Christian Temple”

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