May 2023. Posted 12/23

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Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba

Beautiful architecture.

I was on tour with all the musicians I ever played with. We visited a huge religious building that looked like a gothic cathedral and a great mosque mixed up. It also had giant cacti growing on its turrets.

this is gli

gli was born in the hagia sophia mosque in istanbul, turkey, where she was adored by all patrons, even being pet by us president barack obama when he visited

gli passed away at age sixteen and was buried in the hagia sophia garden

turkey’s presidential spokesman was quoted saying “that cat will be there, and all cats are welcome to our mosques.”

The former Orthodox Church of Hagia Sophia and the Great Mosque of Hagia Sophia at present.

Istanbul, Türkiye.

Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Córdoba | Spain | 2023

MWW Artwork of the Day (6/24/23) Umayyad Spain (Moorish, 8th-15th c.) Interior view: Great Mosque-Cathedral (8th c. CE) Córdoba, Spain

The building is most notable for its giant arches, with 856 columns of jasper, onyx, marble and granite. These were made from pieces of the Roman temple which had occupied the site previously, as well as other destroyed Roman buildings. The double arches, pictured above, were a new introduction to architecture, and helped support the tremendous weight of the higher ceilings. The double arches consist of a lower horseshoe arch and an upper semi-circular arch. The famous alternating black and white voussoirs of the arches were inspired by those in the Dome of the Rock. They resemble those of Aachen Cathedral, which were built almost at the same time.

Jason Kummerfeldt

Mezquita-catedral de Córdoba, 2023

Mezquita Catedral de Córdoba, ESPAÑA

Turkey’s Istanbul is home to stunning architecture. One of its most famous buildings is the Hagia Sophia, a beautiful building whose purpose has changed over the years. See inside with this 360° Tour.

SET EIGHT - ROUND THREE - MATCH ONE

"The Great Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba" (c.700 AD) / "Susanna and the Elders, Restored - X-Ray" (1998 - Kathleen Gilje)

THE GREAT MOSQUE-CATHEDRAL OF CÓRDOBA: i feel like standing in it would be a religious experience on its own. like i would fall to my knees in here and start worshipping whoever the architect is this is so stunning. (chaoticwhoknows) (longer commentary previously included)

SUSANNA AND THE ELDERS, RESTORED - X-RAY: The rage and horror that bleeds through the x-ray version of Susanna and the Elders? Makes me feel like my bones are being liquefied. I feel holy righteous rage and solidarity and love for a woman nearly 4 centuries removed. I feel things too embarrassingly personal to put in a poll. Artemisia Gentileschi based the bodies of both Judith in the first painting and Susanna in the second on her own. Perhaps because of this, perhaps simply because of her immense skill as an artist, the women (and situations) in these paintings feel real. I feel like I could reach out and touch. Gilje's depiction of anguish and the connection made to artemisia's life is palpable. (sepulchral-pulchritude) (longer commentary previously included)

(The "Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba" is located in Andalusia, Spain. It was likely originally a Visigoth church, and later turned into a mosque in 785. It was expanded numerous times and converted into a cathedral in 1236. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Previous rounds included other pictures.

"Susanna and the Elders, Restored" is a painting by American artist and art restorer Kathleen Gilje based on "Susanna and the Elders" by Artemisia Gentileschi. Gilje painted a more violent interpretation of the scene in lead paint, then painted a copy of the original Susanna and the Elders over top. This x-ray of the painting was then done to reveal the dual picture. It is not an x-ray of the original painting by Gentileschi.)

The old city of Damascus

 (Arabic: دِمَشْق ٱلْقَدِيمَة, romanized: Dimašq al-Qadīmah) is the historic city centre of Damascus, Syria. The old city, which is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world

Moscow Cathedral Mosque

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we need a bouba/kiki discourse but with religious architecture

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