The Tomb of Christopher Columbus

So we are now in the Seville Cathedral and this is the site of the tomb for Christopher Columbus and I know I don't need to explain who he was.  He sits inside this church that was built between 1401 and 1506.  Poor old Christopher has been moved quite a few times, firstly from the Dominican Republic, when the Spanish lost control of the area is 1795.  However...... the plot thickens.... much later they found a box in Santo Dominco, that was said to contain the remains of this poor nomadic bunch of bones belonging to Christopher.  So really, much like history in general, who is actually inside the box will remain a mystery!!

Inside the church is really interesting and these photos don't really do it justice, but since the majority of the people didn't actually read during this time, the church invested enormous amounts of money creating the scenes from the bible and inside the church, there are walls that depict things,  currently they are set up with lights on different parts, before the whole wall lights up, so you have images from scripture such as the birth of Christ (obviously not up close and personal!!) the parting of the sea, the loaves and fishes etc.

I believe you can see how people were influenced by the power of the church when they seemed to be able to create these amazing images that peasants or people in general could not fathom.  This coupled with the real fear, that the devil was going to come and get you if you put a foot wrong.  We were in a palace today and the guide said that the beds were not only small because the people were tiny, but also because they couldn't sleep lying down, only sitting up incase they died in the night and ...... well, I am really not sure what.  Maybe it was easier for the devil to take their soul if he had direct access through he mattress???  I know myself, that last night there was no way the devil would have been able to make it through the rock hard mattress in this hotel, but that is another story!  (not complaining!!!!)

The Seville Cathedral is another UNESCO site and I think it is an amazing example of engineering, considering each block of the place from the floor tiles to the roman arches have been designed and made by hand.

What is wrong with this picture when we have a high ceiling cathedral that was built over 500 years ago, still standing and solid as a whole bunch of rocks, but we have a school that was built on 14 years ago, that had to be demolished because it was falling down?

Ooooohh!  Did I mention the workmanship?