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Alcazar | City
Walls | Episcopal Palace | Juderia
| Molino de la Albolafia | Mosque
| Palacio de Viana | Puente
Gate | Roman Bridge | Seville
Gate | Tower of Calahorra
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Statue of Moorish
Philosopher Maimónides |
Córdoba's old Jewish quarter consists of
a fascinating network of narrow lanes, more atmospheric and less
commercialised than in Seville although souvenir shops have emerged.
Synagogue
At the centre of the quarter is the Synagogue in
Calle de los Judios. one of only three originals remaining in Spain.
A Mudéjar construction dating from 1315. It was converted
to a church in the 16th century and then held the Guild of Shoemakers
until it was rediscovered in the 19th Century. The interior includes
a gallery for women and plaster work with inscriptions from Hebrew
psalms and others with plant motifs on the upper part.
Its main beautifully restored wall, has a semi-circular
arch where a chest with the Holy Scrolls of Law used to be kept.
La Puerta de Almodavar
La Puerta de Almodavar, is an entrance gate with
a statue of Seneca, which
together with the streets La Muralla and Averroes form the western
boundary of the Juderia. The Juderia reaches as far as Calle El
Rey Heredia to the north east and the Mosque to the south.
The Jews were established in Cordoba in roman and
Visigothic times and formed a brilliant intellectual group when
Hasfay Ibn Shaprut, Abdul al Rahmm III, Jewish councilor attracted
intellectuals to the court. Maimonides was born in 1135 and a statue
to his honour stands in Tiberiadus Square.
The Juderia is now known for the jewelers and silversmiths
shops.
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