Guided tour Medina Azahara of CordobaGuided tour Medina Azahara of Cordoba
The Medina Azahara entrance includes a guided tour that will explain all the corners of this city, located about 8 kilometers from Córdoba, built by Abd al-Rahman III, Medina Azahara, a brilliant city. Lime-covered walls, gold roofs and large pools of mercury made the metropolis one of the most emblematic places of the moment, having reached today important archaeological remains.
After the declaration of Caliphate, and following the eastern models, Abderramán III orders the construction of a large city – palatina, which is the seat of the Umayyad Court, of the power of his empire. Córdoba thus becomes a capital with two locations: the madina proper and Medina Azahara, where the bureaucratic and courtly apparatus of the empire resides.
The works begin in 936, by Maslama ben Abdallah, alarife teacher. The Medina Azahara mosque is built in 941, and four years later, the court is moved from the Andulasí fortress. Further on, other constructions will be completed, such as the mint (Mint), which moves between 947 and 948.
There are numerous testimonies that speak of its beauty and grandeur; its existence, however, was ephemeral. After the death of al-Hakam II, the Hayid Almanzor takes over power, relegating Hixen II to the background; Almanzor builds his own palative city, madina al-Zaira, at the opposite end of the city, and borders the caliph at the Medina Azahara entrance, guarded by guards of his trust.
The death of Almanzor triggers a struggle for power; Cordoba, al-Andalus, enters a troubled and unstable era that leads to the fall of the caliphate and the appearance of the Taifa kingdoms. During the first fighting, the city had been abandoned; Then, with the arrival of the invaders – Almoravids and Almohads – the looting and destruction begins, until it disappears practically.
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Guided tour Medina Azahara of Cordoba
The Medina Azahara entrance includes a guided tour that will explain all the corners of this city, located about 8 kilometers from Córdoba, built by Abd al-Rahman III, Medina Azahara, a brilliant city. Lime-covered walls, gold roofs and large pools of mercury made the metropolis one of the most emblematic places of the moment, having reached today important archaeological remains.
After the declaration of Caliphate, and following the eastern models, Abderramán III orders the construction of a large city – palatina, which is the seat of the Umayyad Court, of the power of his empire. Córdoba thus becomes a capital with two locations: the madina proper and Medina Azahara, where the bureaucratic and courtly apparatus of the empire resides.
The works begin in 936, by Maslama ben Abdallah, alarife teacher. The Medina Azahara mosque is built in 941, and four years later, the court is moved from the Andulasí fortress. Further on, other constructions will be completed, such as the mint (Mint), which moves between 947 and 948.
There are numerous testimonies that speak of its beauty and grandeur; its existence, however, was ephemeral. After the death of al-Hakam II, the Hayid Almanzor takes over power, relegating Hixen II to the background; Almanzor builds his own palative city, madina al-Zaira, at the opposite end of the city, and borders the caliph at the Medina Azahara entrance, guarded by guards of his trust.
The death of Almanzor triggers a struggle for power; Cordoba, al-Andalus, enters a troubled and unstable era that leads to the fall of the caliphate and the appearance of the Taifa kingdoms. During the first fighting, the city had been abandoned; Then, with the arrival of the invaders – Almoravids and Almohads – the looting and destruction begins, until it disappears practically.
Córdoba Tickets
8.6 sobre 10
Descripción
The Medina Azahara entrance includes a guided tour that will explain all the corners of this city, located about 8 kilometers from Córdoba, built by Abd al-Rahman III, Medina Azahara, a brilliant city. Lime-covered walls, gold roofs and large pools of mercury made the metropolis one of the most emblematic places of the moment, having reached today important archaeological remains.
After the declaration of Caliphate, and following the eastern models, Abderramán III orders the construction of a large city – palatina, which is the seat of the Umayyad Court, of the power of his empire. Córdoba thus becomes a capital with two locations: the madina proper and Medina Azahara, where the bureaucratic and courtly apparatus of the empire resides.
The works begin in 936, by Maslama ben Abdallah, alarife teacher. The Medina Azahara mosque is built in 941, and four years later, the court is moved from the Andulasí fortress. Further on, other constructions will be completed, such as the mint (Mint), which moves between 947 and 948.
There are numerous testimonies that speak of its beauty and grandeur; its existence, however, was ephemeral. After the death of al-Hakam II, the Hayid Almanzor takes over power, relegating Hixen II to the background; Almanzor builds his own palative city, madina al-Zaira, at the opposite end of the city, and borders the caliph at the Medina Azahara entrance, guarded by guards of his trust.
The death of Almanzor triggers a struggle for power; Cordoba, al-Andalus, enters a troubled and unstable era that leads to the fall of the caliphate and the appearance of the Taifa kingdoms. During the first fighting, the city had been abandoned; Then, with the arrival of the invaders – Almoravids and Almohads – the looting and destruction begins, until it disappears practically.
Punto de encuentro
Departure meeting point with bus:
Meeting point option without bus:
Horarios
The visit with bus option starts at 10.00.
The visit without bus option starts at 10.15.
From Tuesday to Sunday.
Idiomas
The visit can be done regularly in Spanish.
For other languages, contact us.
Duración
The visit lasts approximately three hours.
Cancelación
The reservation can be canceled up to 24 hours before it without any cost.
