Collins, W W 1862- · New York, Dodd, Mead and company · leaf 58
ing court, that of thePuerta del Perdon, over which rises the great Tower, elCampanario, is the most important. It is only openedon state occasions. Erected in 1377 by Henry II. it isan imitation of Moorish design. The immense doorsare plated with copper arabesques. The exterior of the Mesquita is… … CORDOVA battlements encircles the whole, the view of which fromthe bridge over the river is more Eastern than anythingelse I saw in Spain. This fine bridge, erected by the Infidel on Romanfoundations, is approached at the city end by a Doricgateway, built by Herrera in the reign of Philip II.,…
Cathedrals -- Spain · Spain -- Description and travel
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