Wanderings in Spain
Wanderings in Spain
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The existing remains in Toledo are of three kinds, viz., first, the Moorish mosque, the Moorish houses, and the fragments of Moorish work em- bedded in the cathedral and churches ; second, the Jewish synagogues ; third, the Christian art.
The Moorish mosque, now called the church of El Christo de la Luz, is of intense interest. It stands behind the Puerta del Sol, and might easily be overlooked, as its walls, covered with beautiful Moorish arches, are enclosed in a court- yard. It was in existe...nce when Alonzo VI. entered Toledo, May 25, 1083. Built into this and other Arabian buildings of Toledo ^re fragments of Gothic constructions, such as capitals and por- tions of columns, showing that they belonged to Christian edifices anterior to the Moorish conquest.
The plan adopted by the Moors is almost analogous to that of the Christian basilicas, their mosques being divided into naves, and generally ending in an apse. The arches which support the roof of the naves are either round or horseshoe, and double arches are employed in the ornamentation of the walls.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The existing remains in Toledo are of three kinds, viz., first, the Moorish mosque, the Moorish houses, and the fragments of Moorish work em- bedded in the cathedral and churches ; second, the Jewish synagogues ; third, the Christian art.
The Moorish mosque, now called the church of El Christo de la Luz, is of intense interest. It stands behind the Puerta del Sol, and might easily be overlooked, as its walls, covered with beautiful Moorish arches, are enclosed in a court- yard. It was in existe...nce when Alonzo VI. entered Toledo, May 25, 1083. Built into this and other Arabian buildings of Toledo ^re fragments of Gothic constructions, such as capitals and por- tions of columns, showing that they belonged to Christian edifices anterior to the Moorish conquest.
The plan adopted by the Moors is almost analogous to that of the Christian basilicas, their mosques being divided into naves, and generally ending in an apse. The arches which support the roof of the naves are either round or horseshoe, and double arches are employed in the ornamentation of the walls.
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