UNESCO - Calahorra Tower / Torre de la Calahorra 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 Calahorra tower is a fortified gate and was first erected by the Almohad Caliphate to protect the nearby Roman Bridge on the Guadalquivir River. To the two existing towers, a third was added, all of them being joined by two cylinders with the same height as those. Name: Historic Centre of Cordoba Object: Calahorra Tower / Torre de la Calahorra 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.