Sevilla and Granada

 This is a picture in Sevilla of the oldest active Royal house in the world. Whenever the royal family of Spain travels to Sevilla, this is where they stay. It's construction is very similar to the Alhambra in Granada. In this picture, I am standing in front of the labyrinth, where in the past the king would fight exotic animals such as lions and tigers. I thought this was really cool because it is almost out of a Roman myth, but in reality.

 This is a picture of the Mezquita in Cordoba. I did not find Cordoba incredibly interesting, but this was by far the best part of the trip because this one building holds so much cultural significance. It started off as a mosk, and was extended three times during the time period where Islam was ruling Cordoba. Once the Catholics took control, however, instead of destroying the mosque, they built their church inside of it. In most other places, the ancient peoples would have destroyed the mosques entirely, but this one was so beautiful that they kept it. I am glad they did, because the architecture was incredibly preserved and really cool to look at. Below is a picture of the church in the Mezquita, and it shows how different the two parts of the same building were.

 This was my favorite part of the weekend, because this is the tomb of Christopher Columbus. While his body is only 200 grams at the moment, it was incredible to be where is his body is. I have learned about him for my whole life, and the world would likely be different today if it was not for him. It was a humbling experience to see his tomb.















 This is a portrait in the cathedral of Sevilla. It is hard to see in the picture, but there is a circle around the monk because 20 years ago someone cut the monk out of the painting and stole it. It turned up in New York City, and was returned to the cathedral.