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A DESCRIPTION OF ANTIQUITIES AT CORDOVA. 
edifice; and which, as Mr. Swinburne has justly remarked, 
were it in any other church, would deserve great praise for 
the Gothic grandeur of the plan, ,the loftiness of its dome, the 
exquisite carving of the stalls, and the elegance and high 
finishing of the arches and ornaments. But, placed as it is in 
the middle of the Arabian structure, it destroys all unity of 
design; darkens the rest; and renders confused every idea 
of the original general effect of the building. 
Many are the chapels, erected in various parts between the 
pillars; which indeed form so many distinct churches in the 
midst of the old cathedral, interrupt the enfilade, and block 
up the passage. In one place, columns have been removed, 
in order to adorn these same chapels: in another, we are 
credibly informed, pieces of the beautiful timber-work, that 
supports the roof, have been taken away for the purpose of 
making musical instruments, especially guitars, for which use 
this kind of wood has been recommended, as being pecu- 
liarly proper!!! It may readily be conceived, how such vile 
spoliations as these, repeated too for successive centuries, 
must have altered the original simplicity of the mosque; yet, 
notwithstanding all these impediments, the spectator cannot 
fail to be struck with admiration, on beholding the interior 
of this magnificent structure, in which the oriental style is 
every where the prevailing characteristic. No coup-d'oeil, it 
has justly been remarked, can be more extraordinary than 
that taken in by the eye, when placed in such parts of the 
church as afford a clear view down the aisles at right angles, 
uninterrupted by chapels and modern erections. Equally 
wonderful is the appearance, when the spectator looks from 
die points, which present to him all the rows of columns and 
arches in an oblique line. 
As the preceding Plate exhibited a view of the mosque, 
such as it was planned by Abdurrahman I., who was fortunate 
enough to meet with an architect capable of carrying his 
sublime ideas into execution, it may not be displeasing to the 
lovers of the Arts, to have another plan of the same edifice, 
in which its various additions and alterations are delineated. 
Explanation of the References to Plate II. 
A. The Dean's gate. 
B. Another gate. 
C. The Hall of Ecclesiastical Audience. 
D. The Gate of Pardon. 
E. The Inspector's chamber. 
FF. Bureaus or desks, belonging to the Chapter. 
G. The Gate of the great drain. 
H. The Hall of Tithes. 
I. The Gate of the round grate. 
K. St. Catherine's gate. 
L. Outer line of the chapels. 
M. A spacious passage. 
N. Outer line of the old building. 
0. The Tower of the mosque, which contained the Zancarron, or sanctuary of
the 
Koran. 
PPP. The Garden of the Mezquita or mosque, of which a partial view is given
in 
Plate IV. 
QQ. The body of the Cathedral, where divine service is publicly performed.
The subjoined figures refer to the other parts of the edi- 
fice, including the Chapels: 
1. The Chapel of Christ in an agony. 
2. The Chapel of Saint Ambrose. 
3. The Chapel of Saint Augustin 
4. The Gate of Saint Stephen. 
5. The Chapel of our Lady of the Snow (Capilla de Nuestra Senora Nevada).
6. The Chapel of Saint Simon and Saint Jude. 
7. The Chapel of our Lady of the Conception. 
8. The Chapel of Saint Antony, abbot. 
9. The Chapel of the Holy Trinity. 
10. The Chapel of Saint Acacius 
11. The Door of Saint Michael. 
12. The condemned Door. 
13. The Chapel of Saint Lawrence 
14. Door belonging to the Bishop's palace. 
15. The Chapel of Saint Ildefonso. 
16. The Chapel of Saint Bartholomew. 
17. The Chapel of Saint Philip and Saint James. 
18. The Chapel of Saint Peter, usually called del Zancarron. 
19. The Chapel of the Eucharist. 
20. The Chapel of Cardinal Salazar, at present the Great Sacristy. 
21. The Chapel of Santa Igfiez. 
22. The Chapel of Saint Antony. 
23. The Sacristy del Punto. 
24. The Chapel of the Incarnation. 
25. The Chapel of Saint Clement, now used as a Chapter-house. 
26. A parochial Chapel, with its Sacristy. 
27. The Chapel of Saint Helena. 
28. The Chapel of the Patron Saints, Accidus and Victor. 
29. The Chapel of the Resurrection. 
30. A parish door. 
31. The Chapel of the Assumption. 
32. The Chapel of the Nativity. 
33. The condemned Door. 
34. The Chapel of Saint Joseph. 
35. The Chapel of the Conception. 
36. The Bishop's Chapel. 
37. The Chapel of the Annunciation. 
38. A Door. 
39. The Chapel of Saint Nicholas, bishop. 
40. The Chapel of Baptism. 
41. The Chapel of Saint John the Baptist. 
42. The Chapel of the Conception. 
43. Door de los Juanes. 
44. The Chapel of Saint Anne. 
45. The Chapel of Saint Antony of Padua. 
46, The principal Parish door. 
47. The Chapel of the Descent from the Cross. 
48. The Chapel of Saint Ursula. 
49. The Chapel founded by the Inca, Garcilasso de la Vega, whose remains
are 
interred therein. 
50. The Chapel of our Lady of the Rosary. 
51. The Chapel of the Epiphany. 
52. The Chapel of Saint Michael. 
53. The Chapel of our Lady of Antigua. 
54. The Chapel of the Magdalen. 
55. The Chapel of Saint Stephen. 
56. The Chapel of Saint Eulogius. 
57. The Gate of Blessing. 
58. The Altar of the Holy Guardian Angel. 
59. The Altar of Saint Christopher. 
60. The Altar of Saint Barbara. 
61. *  * * *    *  * 
62. The Altar of the Holy Cross. 
63. The Altar of Saint Philip and Saint James. 
64. The Altar of Saint Mary. 
65. The Altar of Saint Lucia. 
66. The Altar of Christ del Punto. 
67. The Altar of Saint Antony of Padua. 
68. The Altar of the Incarnation. 
69. The Altar of Saint Andrew. 
70. The Altar of the Conception. 
PLATE III. 
ELEVATION OF THE MOSQUE AT COR{DOVA. 
EACH of the four fronts of this beautiful edifice, exhibits low 
walls, remarkable for their solidity, all of which are crowned 
with crenated battlements. Eaich of these fronts, however,