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Roman bridge
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| PRESENTATION | Other nearby places of interest are the Molino de San Antonio, the Torre de Calahorra and the Puerta del Puente.
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The bridge was built with stone ashlars forming 17 arches - of which we only conserve 16 in the current - with 4 pointed and 12 semi-circular. The length of the platform is 331 meters by 9 meters wide, forming a wide passage that initially, in Roman times, had the mission of connecting the Via Augusta which started from the city of Rome with the southern area of Hispania, reaching the city of Cádiz. This structure has undergone numerous modifications throughout its more than twenty centuries of history, in the 14th century it was built. On one side was the so-called Torre de Calahorra, which today houses the ""Living Museum of Al-Andalus"" and two centuries later it was remodeled. an ancient Roman gate located on the other side of the bridge known as the""Bridge Gate"".
Already in the Modern Age, specifically in the 16th centuryI, the sculptor Barnabas Gómez del Río carried out a beautiful carving of the Archangel Saint Raphael that was placed in the center of the bridge as a thank you after a plague epidemic that devastated the city. the city and on which even today, it is common to find hundreds of candles lit as a sign of gratitude. Just in front of this sculpture, an old chapel dedicated to San Acisclo and Santa Victoria, patron saints of the city of Córdoba, has recently been remodeled that fill this historic place with significance.
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According to ancient documentary sources, before the construction of this solid stone bridge you could only cross from one bank of the river to the other. or Guadalquivir through the use of small boats or through the few wooden bridges that were available in the area, for this reason the construction of this great Roman infrastructure< /strong> between the 1st centuries BC and 1st centuries AD it was of vital importance to establish and consolidate a communications network in the area.
Subsequent rulers, Muslims and Christians, in the following centuries undertook a series of reforms that have made it possible for this historic bridge to endure. to this day. In the 20th century it was taken The decision was made to ban road traffic to preserve it from future damage and the decision was lifted. the modern walkway where cars enter the city today. Since 1931 it has been considered Asset of Cultural Interest and is part of the most photographed view of Córdoba with the mosque on the horizon.
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