LA MEZQUITA
5/20/19
Hoy hicimos un recorrido por la mezquita. Comienza en la plaza de los naranjos, llena de naranjos y fuentes. Luego entras para ver una enorme sala llena de un sinfín de arcos dobles, las partes superiores de los pilares se reciclaron de las ruinas romanas. Fue construido por el primer Califa, Abd al-Rahman I, como un nuevo lugar para el culto pero también para demostrar el poder de al-Andalus. La Mezquita comenzó como una mezquita para los musulmanes y, a medida que se fue expandiendo a lo largo de los años, los cristianos también practicaban aquí. Los musulmanes practicaban en viernes y los cristianos en domingo. Es una muestra asombrosa de la antigua convivencia.
Today we went on a tour through the mezquita. It starts at the plaza de los naranjos, full of orange trees and fountains. Then you go inside to see a massive room filled with an endless number of double arches, the tops of the pillars were recycled from roman ruins. It was built by the first Califa, Abd al-Rahman I, as a new place to worship but also to demonstrate the power of al-Andalus. La Mezquita started as a mosque for muslims and as it was expanded over the years, christians also practiced here. Muslims practiced in Friday and christians on Sunday. Its an amazing display of ancient coesxistence.
Today we went on a tour through the mezquita. It starts at the plaza de los naranjos, full of orange trees and fountains. Then you go inside to see a massive room filled with an endless number of double arches, the tops of the pillars were recycled from roman ruins. It was built by the first Califa, Abd al-Rahman I, as a new place to worship but also to demonstrate the power of al-Andalus. La Mezquita started as a mosque for muslims and as it was expanded over the years, christians also practiced here. Muslims practiced in Friday and christians on Sunday. Its an amazing display of ancient coesxistence.
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