Cordoba visitors should not miss to go to the Plaza del Triunfo, located between the Mezquita and the Rio Guadalquivir.
In the 17th century Cordoba was affected by a serious plague. The archangel Raphael, patron of the city, appeared to Father Andrés de las Roelas and announced that he will save the city. As the epidemic declined, one built a number of monuments in order to honor the saint.
The San Rafael triumphal monument shows the statue of the archangel on a column.
Next to it you find the fountain with a fish.
The square also forms a viewing platform from where the Puente Viejo and Rio Guadalquivir is particularly nice to see.
Embedded between the Place del Triunfo, the Mezquita and the former episcopal see, a ramp leads to the Puerta del Puente, the Gate of the Bridge. It was originally part of the Arabian fortification walls, but later it was rebuilt in renaissance style.
Puente Romano de Cordoba
The Puente Romano de Cordoba (the Roman Bridge) is also called the old bridge, Puente Viejo.
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More InformationIt was built after the battle of Munda. 45 BC, Gaius Julius Caesar struck conservatives Republicans devastating. 30,000 people were killed. The brothers Sextus and Gnaeus Pompey escaped to Cordoba.
When Caesar attacked the city, the city surrendered, nevertheless,further 20,000 people were killed. The Puente Romano was part of the Via Augusta, which runs from the Pyrenees to Cadiz.
Torre de la Calahorra
At the other end of the Puente Romano is the striking Torre de la Calahorra, that once served as a watchtower. Today it houses a museum that deals with the religions during the time of the caliphate.
From here you have the best view of the city, the Mezquita, the Puerta del Puente, the Rio Guadalquivir and the Puente Romano.
On the city side bank is a huge paddle wheel can bee seen. It once supplied the gardens of Alcazar de los Reyes Cristiano with water from the Rio Guadalquivir.
In 2014, Cordoba´s Historic Centre has received the prestigious Europa Nostra award for Cultural Heritage and Conservation in recognition of its recent restoration of the Puente Romano, Torre de la Calahorra and Puerta del Puente.
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