UNESCO - Roman bridge / Puente romano de Córdoba Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - World Heritage Sites in Spain Historic Centre of Cordoba / Centro histórico de Córdoba Córdoba's period of greatest glory began in the 8th century after the Moorish conquest, when some 300 mosques and innumerable palaces and public buildings were built to rival the splendours of Constantinople, Damascus and Baghdad. In the 13th century, under Ferdinand III, Córdoba's Great Mosque was turned into a cathedral and new defensive structures, particularly the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos and the Torre Fortaleza de la Calahorra, were erected. The Roman bridge of Cordoba is originally built in the early 1st century BC across the Guadalquivir river. Most of the present structure dates from the Arabs reconstruction in the 8th century. After the Islamic reconstruction its shape had 16 arcades and a total length of 247 metres. Name: Historic Centre of Cordoba Object: Roman bridge of Cordoba / Puente romano de Córdoba Country: Spain Location: Córdoba, Andalusia Inscription: 1984 Category: Cultural (i)(ii)(iii)(iv) Unesco Ref: 313 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the site.