Constructed early in the 1st century B.C. Cordoba’s Roman bridge still spans the Guadalquivir River.
Tag Archives: Cordoba
Cordoba Highlights: A Mosque-Cathedral and a Microbrewery
To the victor go the spoils…and the right to re-decorate.
In the site where Cordoba’s Mezquita now stands there was once a Roman temple, then a Visigothic cathedral and then a mosque. Rather than re-do the entire edifice in the 13th century when Christian crusaders took over the town, they left the majority of the mosque intact but made a significant alteration. They constructed a Catholic church in its center.
Meet Brian and Shannon
Fulltime wanderers since 2010, Brian & Shannon are traveling the world on a quest to see everything there is to see . . . at least once.
Travel Reading:
Top Posts & Pages
