UNESCO WHS - Caliphal Baths / Baños califales Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - World Heritage Sites in Spain Historic Centre of Cordoba / Centro histórico de Córdoba Córdoba's period of greatest glory began in the 8th century after the Moorish conquest, when some 300 mosques and innumerable palaces and public buildings were built to rival the splendours of Constantinople, Damascus and Baghdad. In the 13th century, under Ferdinand III, Córdoba's Great Mosque was turned into a cathedral and new defensive structures, particularly the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos and the Torre Fortaleza de la Calahorra, were erected. The Caliphal Baths are an Islamic bathhouse and it were constructed in the 10th century under the reign of Caliph Al-Hakam II to serve the inhabitants of his palace. Following the Christian conquest in 1236, the baths continued to be used by the new Christian rulers and a water basin for bathing was added. Name: Historic Centre of Cordoba Object: Caliphal Baths / Baños califales Country: Spain Location: Córdoba, Andalusia Inscription: 1984 Category: Cultural (i)(ii)(iii)(iv) Unesco Ref: 313 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the site.