Modern Day Córdoba

Modern Day Córdoba

16th Century till 20th Century

16^th Century

In the 1500’s, the Great Mosque of Cordoba had been converted into a great cathedral without destroying much of the original structure. Thus one can today see the remnants of four cultures in this one central place of prayer: Roman, Visigoth, Islamic and Catholic.^1,2

The 16^th century marked an urban transformation. The city no longer was growing and remained inside the city walls. The period saw the building of the Palace of Viana , along with the rebuilding of the Puerte del Puente as a triumphal arch. The square in the Jewish portion of Cordoba was enlarged and the Puerta Nueva was built in 1569 but no longer stands today.¹

Construction of: Archangel’s Triumph, many plazas and convent additions, the Cathedral’s transept, the town halls, royal stables, San Sebastian, San Andres, de los Rios hospitals, the Compania and the Carmen churches, the San Nicolas chapel, and the Portada de San Pedro.¹

Map of the XVIIth Century

17^th Century

Construction of: Cathedral tower, Santa Ana , the Encarnacion, the Corpus Christi , the Capuchinas and the San Pedro de Alcantara convents.^1,2

18^th Century

Development of: the Triumph of San Raphael, the San Pelagio seminary, improvements to the San Andres church and the facade of San Pablo . This century also saw the development of areas open for leisure such as the plaza de la Corredera.¹

Map of the beginning of XIXth Century

19^th Century

Street plans remained the same since Islamic times and only a few industrial developments had begun on the cities outskirts. The population of Cordoba began to grow, however the economic situation of the city remained behind the rest of Europe.¹

The first accurate map of Cordoba was drafted in 1811 (seen to the right), under Napoleanic rule, by Baron Karwinsky and engineer Joaquin Rillo. This is known as the French map. North is oriented downward on this map.^1,3,4

Map attained from López

The map drawn in 1851 and was drawn over the previous one by Jose Maria de Montis and Pedro Nolasco Melendez. As compared to the first map, there is the addition of the Paseo de San Martin and could have been seen where the present day Gran Capitan stands (added in 1862) the formation of the paseo de la Victoria (1851 – 1854) and the construction of the Campo de la Merced (finished in 1867) which are now the Jardines de Colón.^1,3,4

Map attained from López

In 1859 the development of the railway was the cities first step towards modernization. Guia Archeologica And in 1868 the then closed Puerta de Andujar was destroyed and two years prior (1866) the Puerta de Sevilla was destroyed as well. However, the Puerte del Puente had been remodeled at this time and the space around it was cleared to allow for its historical significance to be placed on display.^1,3

In 1884 a subsequent map was drafed by Dionisio Casanal which portrayed the the railway station, peripheral industries and the settlements outside of the city walls. By this time businesses and industry were being drawn towards the railways.^1,3,4

Map attained from López

In the 19^th century there were five quarters which existed outside of the city walls. The walls however slowly became unnecessary and began to break up. Roads began to be realigned based on those changes and the modernizing of the city. Recreational spaces were created, further industrialization lead to the destruction of the Rincon, Gallegos, Sevilla, Andujar, Baeza and Colodro gateways and the Donceles tower. The graveyards around churches were eliminated and turned into city squares.^1,3

Top Left: 1896 Top Right: 1933

Bottom Left: 1969 Bottom Right: 1992

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References:

	1. Bruno, Francisco Daroca, Ortiz, María Yllescas, and Dardar, Felipe de la Fuente. "Guía de Arquitectura de Córdoba: An Archetectural Guide". Sevilla, Córdoba 2003. pp. 18-41.
	2. Personal Communication with Dña. Ana Sánchez de Miguel
	3. López, Cristina Martín. "Córdoba en el siglo XIX Modernizatión de una trama histórica". Gerencia Vrbanismo. Ayuntamiento de Córdoba. 1990.
	4. Personal Communication with Dr. José Ramón Carrillo-Díaz Pinés
	Maps attained from the Labratory of Archeology, Córdoba, España, 11 de deciembre, 2004, with the assistance of Dr. José Ramón Carrillo-Díaz Pinés

Project done by: Jenn Colón '06' and Doug Bush '04'