Toledo Before Dawn

by Joan Carroll

Title

Toledo Before Dawn

Artist

Joan Carroll

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Photograph - Digital Art

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Toledo Spain teems with tourists by day but is quiet and moody when the tourists take the last train back to Madrid. But it's wonderful to stay overnight in Toledo to catch the atmosphere after dark and before dawn. Pictured is the 'main drag' that tourists walk along every day between the Plaza de Zocodover and the Cathedral. By night it takes on a ghostly air. Toledo was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive cultural and monumental heritage as one of the former capitals of the Spanish Empire and place of coexistence of Christian, Muslim and Jewish cultures, as well as the place where harsh religious persecutions were held against the Jews by the Visigoths. It is said that Toledo has Spain's most confusing street plan. My normally good sense of direction helped only a little as I often found myself blocks from where I wanted to be in a direction I did not anticipate! However, that is part of the fun of being in Toledo!

FEATURED PHOTO, 1000 Views on 1 Image Group, 3/15/21

FEATURED PHOTO, Visions of the Night group, 3/31/15

FEATURED PHOTO, Spanish Theme Artwork Group, 3/27/15

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March 26th, 2015

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