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657 - Roman bridge
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<p style=""text-align: justify;" align=""JUSTIFY;">According to ancient documentary sources, <strong>before the construction</strong> of this solid stone bridge you could only cross from one bank of the river to the other. or Guadalquivir through the use of <strong>small boats</strong> or through the few wooden bridges that were available in the area, for this reason the construction of <strong>this great Roman infrastructure< /strong> between the <strong>1st centuries BC and 1st centuries AD</strong> it was of vital importance to establish and consolidate a communications network in the area.</p> <p style=""text-align: justify;" align=""JUSTIFY;">Subsequent rulers, <strong>Muslims and Christians,</strong> in the following centuries undertook a series of <strong>reforms</strong> that have made it possible for this historic bridge to endure. to this day. In the <strong>20th century</strong> it was taken The decision was made to <strong>ban road traffic</strong> 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 <strong>Asset of Cultural Interest</strong> and is part of the most photographed view of Córdoba with the mosque on the horizon.</p>
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<p style=""text-align: justify;" align=""JUSTIFY;">The bridge was built with <strong>stone ashlars</strong> forming <strong>17 arches</strong> - of which we only <strong>conserve 16</strong> in the current - with 4 pointed and 12 semi-circular. The length of the platform is <strong>331 meters by 9 meters wide,</strong> forming a wide passage that initially, in Roman times, had the mission of <strong>connecting the Via Augusta</strong> which started from the <strong>city of Rome with the southern area of Hispania,</strong> reaching the city of Cádiz. This structure has undergone numerous modifications throughout its more than twenty centuries of history, in the <strong>14th century</strong> 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<strong>""Bridge Gate"". </strong></p> <p style=""text-align: justify;" align=""JUSTIFY;">Already in the Modern Age, specifically in the <strong>16th century</strong>I, the sculptor Barnabas Gómez del Río carried out a beautiful <strong>carving of the <strong>Archangel Saint Raphael</strong> that was placed in the <strong>center of the bridge</strong> 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 <strong>in front</strong> of this sculpture, an old <strong>chapel dedicated to San Acisclo and Santa Victoria, patron saints of the city of Córdoba, has recently been remodeled<span style=""color: # 000000;"> that fill this historic place with significance.</span></p>
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<p>Exterior monument.</p>
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<p> <span style=""color: #000000;">Other nearby places of interest are the Molino de San Antonio, the Torre de Calahorra and the Puerta del Puente.</span></p> <p> </p>
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