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Torre de la Calahorra, roman bridge
Alcazar | City
Walls | Episcopal Palace | Juderia
| Molino de la Albolafia | Mosque
| Palacio de Viana | Puente
Gate | Roman Bridge | Seville
Gate | Tower of Calahorra
The Tower of La Calahorra rises up at the south
of the Roman bridge, the far end from
the city centre. Built by Enrique II of Trastamana
in 1369 to defend the city from attack by his brother Pedro I the
Cruel from the South.
In the 18th century it was used as a prison and
in the 19th century it was a girls school.
It currently houses the Institute for Dialogue between
Cultures. This fascinating museum is particularly educational with
audio visual presentations which vividly depict how life was in
Cordoba around the 10th Century AD when three cultures lived side
by side Christianity, Muslim and Judaism.
Visitors are also able to go on the roof for a spectacular
view of the mosque and the city.
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