Historic Centre of Cordoba World Heritage Site

Official name

Historic Centre of Cordoba | UNESCO

Country

Spain | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Province of Cordoba, Autonomous Community of Andalusia
37.8791° Lat, -4.7797° Lon | Map

Code

313

Time Zone

Europe/Madrid (CET, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1984. Cordoba'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, the Saint, Cordoba'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.