World Heritage Identification Number: 313
World Heritage since: 1984
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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Historic Centre of Cordoba: A Blend of Cultures
The Historic Centre of Cordoba, located in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, is a testament to the rich cultural history that spans over centuries. This expansive urban area, one of the largest in Europe, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, with further expansion in 1994. The site encompasses a myriad of architectural wonders that bear witness to the city's transformation from a Roman settlement to a flourishing Islamic metropolis, and eventually, a Christian stronghold.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
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.
Encyclopedia Record: Historic centre of Córdoba
The historic centre of Córdoba, Spain is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. In 1984, UNESCO registered the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba as a World Heritage Site. A decade later, it expanded the inscription to include much of the old town. The historic centre has a wealth of monuments preserving large traces of Roman, Islamic, and Christian times.Additional Site Details
Area: 80.28 hectares
(ii) — Significant interchange of human values
(iii) — Unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition
(iv) — Outstanding example of a type of building or landscape
Coordinates: 37.87919444 , -4.779722222
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