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Mosaic, Alcazar, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain

Mosaic of the cyclops Polyphemus and sea nymph Galatea, Roman, 2nd century AD, discovered in 1959 in the Salon de los Mosaicos in a wealthy Roman house in the Plaza de la Corredera, in the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Image Size: 6496x4331 / 12.5MB; www.manuelcohen.com; 2nd century AD al-Andalus alcazar Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos Alcazar of Cordoba Alcazar of the Christian Monarchs Andalucia Andalucian Andalusia Andalusian archaeology archeology architecture catholic kings city color colour Cordoba Cordova cyclops Europe European floor fort fortress Galatea Greek mythology heritage history horizontal house Iberia Iberian Peninsula image indoors inside interior Maghreb Moor Moorish mosaic mythological mythology national monument nymph palace Palace of the Catholic Kings Plaza de la Corredera Polyphemus Roman Salon de los Mosaicos sea nymph Southern Europe Southern European Spain Spanish tourism town travel UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site
Contained in galleries: Cordoba (Spain)

Mosaic of the cyclops Polyphemus and sea nymph Galatea, Roman, 2nd century AD, discovered in 1959 in the Salon de los Mosaicos in a wealthy Roman house in the Plaza de la Corredera, in the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen