🇪🇸 Córdoba: More Than a Mosque—A Roman Legacy in Stone

✨ Your First Glimpse of Córdoba ✨ Gaze across the Guadalquivir River via the ancient Roman Bridge (Puente Romano), where the Mezquita’s iconic silhouette rises majestically from the old town. 🌉🕌🌅 🌉 The Roman Bridge: A 2,000-Year-Old Witness 🏛️⏳ ▸ Built under Emperor Augustus (27 BC-14 AD), it was a vital artery linking Rome to provincial capitals. 🏟️⚔️ ▸ 8th century: Rebuilt by the Umayyads as a gateway to the Great Mosque. 🕌🔧 ▸ 13th century: Restored by King Ferdinand III, blending Gothic and Renaissance touches. 👑🏰 🏰 Torre de la Calahorra: Time-Travel Viewpoint 🕰️🔭 From this Moorish riverside fortress, behold: • Roman engineering meets Islamic astronomy (ancient instruments on display!). 🌌🧮 • Miniature models of the mosque and palace—revealing their golden-age splendor! 🏛️💫 🚶♂️ Walk the Timeline 🕰️👣 Step off the tower and stroll the bridge, tracing: ▸ Roman cobblestones underfoot, 🏛️👟 ▸ Moorish arches overhead, 🕌✨ ▸ Christian spires in the distance. ⛪🌆 #Cordoba #SpainTravel #RomanHistory #Mezquita #CulturalCrossroads #TimeTravel #HistoricWonders #Wanderlust 🌍✈️📸