Thursday Doors: Cordoba, Spain
Posted on: March 14, 2024
- In: Doors | Spain | Travel
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Welcome to Thursday Doors! Looking through my pictures of travels around Spain, I found many wonderful doors in the fascinating city of Cordoba. I love this city with its interesting mix of Roman, Moorish, Christian and Jewish history, colourful patios and unique architecture.
Just walking around the streets I found many marvellous doors.
Isn’t this just delightful?
I believe this was in the Jewish quarter.
This is more of a gate than a door, but a great view into an outdoor patio.
One of many doors to the Mezquita, a unique Mosque-Cathedral. It is an important Islamic building in Spain and also a working Roman Catholic Church. Can you see the combo of Moorish and Christian influence?
Another door to the Mezquita.
A door inside the Mezquita
A door from the inside with obvious Moorish designs around it.
A side entrance to the Mezquita.
Do you think there are enough locks on this door?
Cordoba is a most interesting Spanish city and an example of three major religions living together peacefully. If you get a chance, I would recommend you visit.
If you wish to see more pictures of Cordoba I wrote about it here, here, and here
This is a weekly challenge created by Dan Antion for people who love doors and architecture to come together to admire and share their favourite door photos, drawings, or other images or stories from around the world. If you’d like to join us, simply create your own Thursday Doors post each (or any) week and then share a link to your post on Dan’s blog
106 Responses to "Thursday Doors: Cordoba, Spain"
March 14, 2024 at 10:33 pm
These are fantastic doors, Darlene. The last door with the locks on it looks mysterious. Each door looks grander than the other. It’s hard to pick a favourite.
March 14, 2024 at 10:42 pm
I’m so pleased you loved these doors as much as I do. I agree, I could never pick a favourite. That last one needs to show up in a novel I think!
March 14, 2024 at 10:46 pm
I love strong, wooden doors and there’s something very powerful about these doors. Yes!!! That last door does meet all the necessary conditions to be the cover of a mystery book. 🙂
March 14, 2024 at 10:41 pm
Thanks, Darlene. What a brilliant collection of doorways and doors! We too loved Cordoba, and so many other beautiful places in Spain. Lovely memories…
March 14, 2024 at 10:44 pm
We are spoiled for choice here in Spain. And I haven’t visited all the places yet. Glad I brought back some good memories for you, Joy. xo
March 14, 2024 at 11:10 pm
Such interesting doors, especially that one with all the locks on it!
March 14, 2024 at 11:41 pm
So many beautiful shots, Darlene. I “ohhed” out loud when I came to picture of the door with the coloured squares. Those squares are the same as stickers I have for my travel scrapbook. Clearly it was real-life inspiration for the sticker company!
March 14, 2024 at 11:58 pm
I’m so glad you like this collection of doors, Lisa. What a great coincidence about the squares! I love when that happens.
March 14, 2024 at 11:45 pm
Hi Darlene, a selection of beautiful and historic doors.
March 15, 2024 at 12:55 am
We have only been to Spain once, and just to Barcelona and the Costa Brava – we have added it to our return list within the next few years and this is a great reason why!
March 15, 2024 at 1:51 am
You would love the rest of Spain as well. It is a large and varied country with so much to do and see. (and the food is amazing!)
March 15, 2024 at 12:57 am
Some wonderful images there, Darlene. Loved the one with the tall columns!
March 15, 2024 at 1:52 am
I stumbled upon that one on my way to an evening performance. Glad I stopped to take a photo.
March 15, 2024 at 1:13 am
You really do have some stunning doors there.
March 15, 2024 at 1:53 am
Thanks, Esther. My travelling companions wonder at me stopping to capture doors all the time. But I’m so glad I do.
March 15, 2024 at 1:20 am
Doors are everywhere–portals to the mystery inside. These are exotic. You’ll never run out of material, Darlene!
March 15, 2024 at 1:54 am
I agree, so many doors, so little time to write about them!! Thanks. Marian.
March 15, 2024 at 1:37 am
Goregous doors, Darlene 🙂
March 15, 2024 at 2:00 am
We just don’t have doors like these in the US.
March 15, 2024 at 2:02 am
Or in Canada. But some of these are very old, like in the 1300s, before North America was discovered by the Europeans!
March 15, 2024 at 3:15 am
These are wonderful doors, Darlene. My two favorites are the one you correctly described as delightful, and the one above it. I also like the one with the flower pots above the door and the one with metal grates. I guess it’s fair to say, I couldn’t choose a favorite.
March 15, 2024 at 3:25 am
I’m pleased you liked my selection of doors. Thanks so much for putting this challenge together. It is so great to go through my photos and discover door pictures I had forgotten about. Better to share them here than have them hidden in a file on my computer. (oh for the days of photo albums, but then we would be limited as to who would see them)
March 15, 2024 at 4:53 am
You have the most wonderful doors to enter, Darlene. A marvelous collection.
March 15, 2024 at 5:06 am
It’s amazing what you find when you search through your photos. I need to do this more often.
March 15, 2024 at 5:29 am
Wow! These are amazing. Thank you for sharing these doors!
March 15, 2024 at 6:01 am
Great Mesquita doors!
March 15, 2024 at 6:05 am
I know and everyone is different. I loved visiting that amazing site.
March 15, 2024 at 8:31 am
Very much so. I spent a lot of time inside and could have spent more time. I must return.
March 15, 2024 at 6:41 am
It’s Thursday already?! Love all your doors.
March 15, 2024 at 8:12 am
I know what you mean! Thursdays seem to come around quicker and quicker. Glad you liked the doors!
March 15, 2024 at 6:46 am
Great doors, Darlene. Thanks for sharing them.
March 15, 2024 at 8:13 am
I love sharing door pictures. Most of them come with good memories of past adventures.
March 15, 2024 at 7:15 am
Love that one with the angels guarding it, Darlene. Cordoba is so full of character and has some tremendous doors.
March 15, 2024 at 8:15 am
Cordoba certainly is an amazing place. I have to admit that door with the angels surrounding it is a favourite of mine too.
March 15, 2024 at 7:44 am
Darlene, you make me want to catch a flight straight away and explore Cordoba! The doors here look stunning and wow, the Mezquita has an incredible selection of them with an intoxicating moorish / Christian feel!
March 15, 2024 at 8:17 am
Let me know if you do and I’ll meet you there!! Cordoba is a very unique and interesting place. You would just love it.
March 15, 2024 at 8:05 am
Those are great door photos. I have yet to visit Spain. Spain certainly has a lot of interesting history.
March 15, 2024 at 8:18 am
If you love history, you would enjoy Spain. What I like is that the history is preserved so we can all enjoy it.
March 15, 2024 at 9:05 am
Once again, you’ve given us a splendid display of doors!
March 15, 2024 at 10:29 am
So many wonderful doors! Spain awaits ~ I haven’t been there!
March 15, 2024 at 11:42 am
Darlene you so many doors in Spain. These are so historic doors.Anita
March 15, 2024 at 1:19 pm
I’m amazed by the wide variety of beautiful doors but, as you indicated, the different religious practices likely inspired the various styles.
March 15, 2024 at 9:23 pm
Each culture left its mark. What impresses me is that the conquerors didn’t always destroy the buildings of the old culture but incorporated them into theirs. The Mezquita is a fine example of this.
March 16, 2024 at 2:00 am
That’s an excellent point about not destroying the other cultural structures.
March 15, 2024 at 11:25 pm
I really enjoyed these doors, especially the last one with all the locks. Thanks, Darlene!
March 15, 2024 at 11:32 pm
These were fun doors, almost fairy tale like. Pleased you enjoyed them too.
March 16, 2024 at 3:37 am
Hi Darlene, you’ve shared such gorgeous doors. I’d love to visit! Maybe someday! 🙂 💞
March 16, 2024 at 3:58 am
Thanks, Lauren. You would enjoy it!. Glad you liked the selection of doors.
March 16, 2024 at 4:38 am
Cordoba is a fascinating city to visit…one day there was not enough. I’m always intrigued by the doors too. One thing you can say is they don’t make them like they used to.
March 16, 2024 at 12:40 pm
Hi, Darlene – These doors all sing out ‘Spain’ loud and clear. Just beautiful!
March 16, 2024 at 6:02 pm
Thanks! They are very Spanish doors. We once looked at a place for sale in a new development that used rescued old doors as part of the structure. I love that these sturdy old doors are reused and the history continues.
March 16, 2024 at 8:46 pm
They know how to do a good door in Spain! There are some nice old ones in our old cities and towns here too.
I don’t think you’ll ever run out of doors in Spain!
March 16, 2024 at 8:59 pm
Thanks so much. Europe does have wonderful old doors. I’m so glad they are still around to view.
March 17, 2024 at 1:11 am
A wonderful post beautiful photos of doors, it’s not unlike the old city part of Seville with, Jewish, Morish and christian buildings and doors, I have done Seville, Cordoba is on my list ,💜
March 17, 2024 at 1:55 am
Thanks, Willow. I have not been to Seville yet but was very impressed with Cordoba as you can see.
March 18, 2024 at 7:11 pm
Stunning, Darlene – there’s something very special about those Spanish-style doors
March 18, 2024 at 9:13 pm
Thanks, Toni! I just love them!! They are so big because years ago the horse and buggy went through the doors as well.
March 18, 2024 at 10:42 pm
I’m looking forward to visiting Cordoba this fall and finding some of these doors! The architecture looks beautiful.
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March 19, 2024 at 4:55 am
Love all the doors and notice many have arches. Great photos that make we want to visit Cordoba.
March 19, 2024 at 7:59 am
Thanks, Nancy! I love the arches too. I hope you gt to Cordoba one day.
March 19, 2024 at 7:40 am
Thanks for sharing these most fabulous Spanish doors with us Darlene. The architecture alone is stunning. ❤
March 19, 2024 at 8:55 pm
In the third phot, the way the sunlight hits the entrance…beautiful.
March 20, 2024 at 8:33 am
Each one is stunning. I love the courtyard gate and the one with the fresco on the wall- beautiful.
March 20, 2024 at 5:51 pm
Thanks, Jacquie. I love that courtyard gate as well. I enjoy taking pictures through decorative gates! Have a wonderful day as I believe it’s your birthday! 💖
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March 14, 2024 at 10:25 pm
Truly fabulous selection
March 14, 2024 at 10:41 pm
Thanks, Sheree!