Description of the attraction
The Torre de la Calahorra Tower is one of the main attractions of Cordoba. This monumental structure is one of the most ancient city buildings. The tower is located on the left bank of the Guadalquivira River, on the Roman Bridge, opposite the city mosque. The fortress was erected during the reign of the Moors as a defensive structure. There is no exact information about the date of its construction, but the first mention of it dates back to the 13th century - the period of the Christian reconquest, when King Ferdinand III, who was trying to reconquer Cordoba, could not break into the city through this powerful defensive fortress. During the further liberation of the city from Arab rule, the tower was seriously damaged. During the reign of Enrique II of Castile, in 1369, the walls were reconstructed.
At the base, the tower has the shape of a Latin cross with three wings, the central part of the structure is created in the shape of a cylinder. In total, there are 140 halls in the tower building, made in different styles and telling us about the history of the development of Cordoba. The interior halls of the building contain a large number of decorative elements created in the Moorish style.
In 1931, the Torre de la Calahorra tower was awarded the status of a national architectural monument. In 1954, the building of the tower was restored, in 2007 the government of Andalusia carried out another reconstruction of it.
Today, the premises of the tower houses the Museum of Three Cultures, where visitors can learn a lot about the history of Cordoba, as well as the modern day-to-day life of this city, through 3D presentations.
