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Mezquita, Cordoba, Spain

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The history and the highlight of the cordoba

Cordoba of the Roman era

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The cordoba city

As for the cordoba, the town which is constructed with law officer Claudio Marcelo of B.C. 169 year Roman Empire, as base with respect to the strategy.
In cordoba city the pillar of the temple of the Roman era, the Roman bridge which depends on the Guadalquivir river (as for those of the Roman era it is not almost left), the gate (Puerta del Puente) of 16 century Filipe II world age it can look at the trace of that time.

Philosopher Ceneka of cordoba graduate of these times is famous. Judean human town which is promenaded with tour (Calle Judios) which is the edge (Puerta de Almodovar) outside, there is a bronze statue.
Also the view of the rampart from here is beautiful.

Mezquita, the mosque

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Inside of Mezquita

The highlight of Cordoba is Mezquita sight-seeing.
Mezquita is from cordoba station at rectilinear distance about 800m.
History is deep, exists from 6 centuries of west goat age.
When foot is set in, everyone probably will be surprised to the beauty of remainder. Extent and the many front plate shape arches which are called the forest of the cylinder to line up, as for the number 854.
Because inside the illumination is made dark, the mysteriousness and dynamic construction beauty have engendered the truly fantastic world.
If it goes outside, propriety please be also a clean road, small diameter of the flower, try walking slowly. The cordoba is registered to also worldwide heritage to 1984.

Cordoba, the agitated history

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The path of the flower of Mezquita

The history of cordoba was the agitated history.
Cordoba was controled by west goat group in 500 age latter halves.
It is said that it became opportunity of cordoba development, the late Umayyad Dynasty age of 700 mid terms.
Furthermore it is called generally known Reconquista of 13 centuries, fighting it was, in the background of development such as the dispute with national recovery motion and the shadow was hang on.

But, very while such as that from, being produced historical heritage ones such as Mezquita, and many churches leaving the gorgeous form in today it is charm of the cordoba.


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