Stables and carriage in Viana Palace, Cordoba (Spain)

The Stables

        In the right wall of the Main Courtyard or Recibo Courtyard a little door opens The Stables are structured around three navesand it leads to the stables of the palace. It is a little rectangular space covered by wooden rustic strips, and it is structured around three little naves separated by four roman arches, which are on plain columns and toscani capital. The space is linked through the external side by a door which is linked to Santa Isabel Street making easy the entrance for the charriots. The floor is made with stonework and it has notManger of the Stables any decoration.
        The central nave has a precious carriage of the XIX Century decorated with paintings of the valencian artist Mariano Salvador de Maella, according to ones and by Vicente López, by others. The charriot was bought a neighbour of Écija by Don Jose de Saavedra and Salamanca Ramírez de Baquedano, the II Marquis of Viana, at the beginning of the second century. On the left of the charriot we find a wonderful saddleCarriage of the Stables Muslim situated in the Gallery of the Artesonado and, it belonged to Boabdil the little one, the last nazari Sultan of Granada, who was captured in the Christian Kings Alcazar, as we mentioned itin the section dedicated to this building.
        On both sides of the stable there are wooden mangers, for 16 horses, then there is a wooden podium, and in it there are eight iron objects, stirrups, and fustas, belonging to the french horse riding school. On the walls there are collection of arneses, spurs and other objects related to this art.

Text: J.A.S.C.

Traslated by Sara Moretti