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Malmuerta Tower
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Visit of the exterior of the building
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Other nearby points of interest are the Jardines de la Merced, the Roman Temple and the Viana Palace.
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Inspired by those of the Alcázar of Seville, the a tower with an octagonal plan attached to a large semicircular arch that rests on the Puerta del Rincón and in which we can contemplate the inscription mentioned above and a strong>shield with the Royal Arms. In fact, there is another legend in relation to this epigraphy that said that the horseman who galloped past Under it and managed to decipher the message he would be rewarded with the wonderful treasure hidden inside.
Built with stone ashlars it is divided into two areas, the lower is completely solid and the strong>superiorcontains avaulted room open to the outside through loopholes that allow light to enter. From here The stair starts towards the archway crowned with battlements and merlons under which there is a frieze decorated with a network of rhombuses and geometric figures. This tower of the ""Mal-Muerta"" was built It was intended to be used as a round path to the wall but when it lost the its defensive function after the conquest of the Nasrid Kingdom It had other uses as a prison for nobles and in the 20th century it was the headquarters of the Córdoba Chess Federation.< /span>
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According to the legend, Fernando Alonso de Córdoba would have murdered his wife and Jorge de Córdoba y Solier, Commander of Cabeza de Buey and his cousin for having seduced her. Furthermore, in that violent outburst of jealousy he killed to his servants and other people in his family. Over time it was proven that the woman had not committed said adultery and the man, very repentant for his sins, implored her. the forgiveness of King John IIwho as punishment ordered him build this towerknown since then as the ""Mal-Muerta"".
The truth is that this albarrana tower was built on the remains of an ancient Muslim bastion located in the Santa Marina neighborhood between the years 1404 and 1408 with the purpose of defending the nearby gates of the Rincó wall. n and Colodro. We know these data relating to its construction thanks to the inscription that has been preserved inside the arch, which also tells us how King Henry III ordered the building. the construction of said tower to the first mayor of the city, Don Penedro Sánchez.
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