Calahorra Tower (Córdoba)

Spain / Cyrdoba / Córdoba / Puente Romano, 1
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Its name means castle (Qalat) free (hurray). La Calahorra has its plant shaped as a cross, whose three branches are represented by three towers with battlements, joined by bodies of equal height.
The building is currently preserved, with very slight modifications, as he was taken up and completed in 1369, by order of King Enrique II, over a fortification of the Muslims. It was prison for nobility (XVIII), troops and the Guardia Civil headquarters (XIX), and girls' school and the city's historical museum (XX).
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_de_la_Calahorra
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Coordinates:   37°52'32"N   4°46'35"W
This article was last modified 14 years ago