Thursday, January 21, 2010

Mezquita, Part Three, the Christian Bits

Smack in the middle of the Mezquita, an enormous (acres 
and acres) building, the Christians erected a Baroque 
cathedral, which hardly compares with the much older 
Moorish structure...the king who ordered it (either Pepe 
the Quick or someone else) is reputed to have said "you 
have taken something unique and given me something 
ordinary"; fortunately, they left most of the unique intact


















Ceiling over the altar

In the beautifully carved but otherwise unremarkable 
choir...a clock! Definitely not sacred time...












San Sebastina?










The Moorish and the Baroque really don't mix that well; 
fortunately, however, the Moorish wins









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