Cordoba Spain-1978: Moorish Courtyard With Lion Fountain And Arched Colonade

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Year1978
Decade1970s
LocationCordoba, Spain
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1978 Spain

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Moorish Courtyard With Lion Fountain And Arched Colonade — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1978, this vintage footage captures the iconic courtyard of the Mezquita-Catedral in Córdoba, Spain. The sequence begins with a close-up of the building's ornate facade, featuring Moorish arches and intricate stonework, then pans down to reveal the central fountain surrounded by sculpted lions. The warm, sun-drenched light highlights the historic architecture and the lush green courtyard. A lone figure walks through the colonnade in the final frame, adding a sense of scale and quiet movement to the timeless scene. This authentic home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into Spain's rich cultural heritage.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124547097

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1432 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: sprint mtg,snow
Reel-level year note: 1978
Reel-level location note: las vegas,spain
Date: 1978 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Cordoba, Spain Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s travel, architecture, and Spanish heritage edits needing visitor-shot 8mm footage of a Moorish-style courtyard and fountain.
Period detail: The clothing is not clear, so the strongest period clues are the 8mm color stock, handheld framing, warm exposure, and 1978 production metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, moving from architectural detail to courtyard scale rather than presenting a staged tour view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include arched colonnades, carved facade panels, tiled rooflines, a central fountain with lion sculptures, grass, shadows, and one distant visitor.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm grain, mild exposure variation, dark frame edges, and handheld reframing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short architectural insert, travel transition, heritage cutaway, or quiet memory beat in a Spain sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually places historic Islamic-influenced architecture within late-1970s tourist home-movie practice, without documenting a specific event.
Research note: People are distant but visible, so copyright, likeness, location, and property considerations should be reviewed separately before final use.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1978 8mm Spain travel footage, Moorish courtyard, lion fountain, arched colonnade, and Córdoba archival home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Córdoba 1978 material, then with Spanish architecture or historic courtyard footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1978 8mm travel frame from Córdoba, Spain, showing a Moorish-style facade with arches, carved wall panels, and tiled rooflines. — Arched courtyard facade and decorative wall panels in warm sunlight.

Sunlit 1978 Córdoba courtyard view with arched colonnade, carved facade detail, and a central fountain basin in the foreground. — Courtyard arches and fountain basin framed from a visitor viewpoint.

1978 8mm frame from Córdoba showing a courtyard fountain with lion sculptures, grass, columns, and arched openings behind it. — Lion fountain and colonnade seen across the courtyard lawn.

Córdoba, Spain, 1978 home-movie frame showing a long Moorish-style colonnade, tiled roofline, grass, shadows, and a distant visitor. — A distant visitor passes beneath the courtyard colonnade.

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