- founded in 169 BC (Roman colony)
- captured in 711 by an Arab/Berber Muslim army
- in 766 was chosen as the capital of the independent Arab Muslim emirate of al-Andalus (Iberian Peninsula, in Arabic)
- in the 10th and 11th centuries, Córdoba was one of the most advanced cities in the world as well as a great cultural, political, financial and economic centre
- la Mezquita - the Great Mosque of Córdoba was built from 784-987
- On 29 June 1236, after a siege of several months, it was captured by King Ferdinand III of Castile, during the Spanish Reconquista
Mezquita-Catedral & Puente Romano (Roman bridge)
this Mezquita was founded by Abd ar-Rahman I in 785
in the 16th century its centre was ripped out by Charles V to construct a cathedral
Puerta del Puente (entranceway of the bridge)
Plaza del Potro (mentioned in Don Quijote)
hang-out for traders & adventurers in the 16th & 17th centuries
a ruined Roman temple, partly restored
built during the second half of the 1st century
it wasn't me
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