National Geographic Photo of the Day: July 11th of 2016

July 11, 2016

Different Light

Photograph by Bin Yu, National Geographic Your Shot

Sunlight beams through a stained glass window in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, spotlighting orbs of color onto an adjacent wall. This unique building in Spain is an important archaeological example of both Christian and Muslim influences: It was a mosque in the eighth century, during the period of Moorish conquest, but claimed as a Christian cathedral in the 13th century.