John Sheldon's photos with the keyword: Guadalquivir

"We passed by this music over the waters" - to seriously mis-quote Shakespeare. On the Roman Bridge at Córdoba, which spans the river Guadalquivir.

On the Roman Bridge at Córdoba, which spans the river Guadalquivir.

The Guadalquivir river-bed is wide enough for small islands which today are only inhabited by birds. Long ago there used to be flour mills, of which some remains can still be seen to this day. The one near the north river bank was called Molino de la Albolafia. It was named after Abu-l-Afiya and the waterwheel (of which the original has been replaced with a replica) has appeared on Cordoban seals and other city emblems since the 13th century. It was actually built by the Romans and has also been identified as the site for an old Almohad Palace.

This statue of Archangel Raphael stands on the Roman Bridge at Córdoba, and is looking downstream to the west. In the background Córdoba Cathedral with its Renaissance architecture can be see rising up above the Moorish architecture of the Mezquita.

The Guadalquivir is the longest river in Andalucia. Picture taken from the Roman Bridge at Córdoba.