Court of the Chapel in Viana Palace, Cordoba (Spain)
Court of the Chapel
Like the previous one, it is an internal patio (court), where the light, weaker, and 
the silence takes possession of its walls. It has an irregular plan, almost rhomb shaped, its porches keep numerous archeological rests, among which there are roman mosaics that decorate the walls. The first of them, very restored, represents a venera, the other, on the other hand, it is not made with mosaic pieces, as it
is normal, by normal figures made in marble and with geometrical shape, as Joaquín Moreno said, for that reason is its rarity.
Of the four sides of the patio only two are with porch, showing with roman arches in bricks, on slim columns with toscani capital. In one of the two porch there was the chapel of the marquis, whose name is related to the name of the patio, but unfortunately is not preserved. The gallery is covered by a simple wooden ceiling, and the loor is made with plain
bricks whose origin is cordovan.
The second floor can not be seen due to the thickness of the trees. So you haveto guess the colour of the windows, painted in blue like the previous patio.
Eight centenaries orange trees decorate the patio (court), with flowerbeds. In the middle there is a fountain with octagonal shape and different pipes, and it is covered by a great number of ferns. An ivy covers the porched walls, whereas on the other side a serie of windows that are linked to the Saavedra Family Gallery.
Species that live in the patio
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Citrus Aurantium (Bitter Orange) |
Hedera Helix (Ivy) |
Text: J.A.S.C.
Traslated by Sara Moretti
Art, Culture and Tourism in Cordoba