View from the Patio of the Oranges
by Joan Carroll
Title
View from the Patio of the Oranges
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art
Description
Exit the cathedral in Seville Spain and you are in the Court of the Orange Trees, Patio de los Naranjos. Originally the site of the cathedral was the site of a mosque from the days in which the Arabs ruled Seville. The mosque covered 23,400 sq m (251,000 sq ft), following an overall plan of a crenellated square perimeter enclosing this patio. It was one of the main entrances to the mosque. Twelfth century Muslims stopped at the fountain in the middle to wash before praying. But after Christians took power, building of the great gothic cathedral took place, destroying the mosque but retaining the Giralda (the bell tower seen on the left) as well as the Patio de los Naranjos. In the summer it is probably a lovely retreat from the heat in the streets. At any time, it's a great place to view the historic buildings
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February 10th, 2015
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