Great Mosque at Cordoba

Ham and Spain

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June 7th 2011
Rebecca and I have spent the last 4 days in Andalusia visiting historic sites and catching up with Jill and Paul. Today we are in Granada after spending a couple of days in Sevilla and making a side trip to Cordoba. What type of ceiling does the Great Mosque in Cordoba have? Is it vaulted or flat? This question appeared on the AP Art History test. The answer is both. Much of the building whose ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more