4096 x 6144 px | 34,7 x 52 cm | 13,7 x 20,5 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
26 maggio 2012
Ubicazione:
Roman Bridge on Guadalquivir river Cordoba, Córdoba, Cordova, Andalusia, Andalucia, Andalucía, Spain
Altre informazioni:
Unesco world heritage site: The Mezquita, Grand or Great Mosque and Cathedral of Cordoba with Roman Bridge on the Guadalquivir river in Andalusia, Spain. The bridge dates from early 1st century BC. On May 1, 2004 it was converted into a pedestrian and cyclist bridge. It was extensively restored in 2006. On the bridge a sculpture of St. Raphael can be seen. It's by Bernabé Gómez del Río and was put in place in the mid of the bridge in the 17th century. The gate at the end of the bridge is the Puerta del Puente, a 16th century reconstruction by the architect Hernán Ruiz II (1572). Between the bridge and the Mezquita the Centro de Recepción de Visitantes, the new visitor's center on the Plaza del Triunfo can be seen. (Architect: Juan Cuenca compl 2013) On the left of the gate there is the column of St. Raphael's Triumph, the Triunfo de San Rafael, on the Plaza del Triunfo. The great column that supports the Archangel is raised on a tower which foundations are on a grotto. Symbols of the underworld, the earthly and the divine life. The building with two towers behind this sculpture is the Bishop's Palace and Museum, the Palacio Episcopal. Córdoba, Andalucia, Andalucía, Spain.
