Torre de la Calahorra

Today: Torre de la Calahorra, Córdoba

Place: Córdoba
Kind: Tower
Built: 1514
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

The fortress of Islamic origin that guards the south end of the Roman bridge. Henry II gave it a moat and a second tower, and in 1514 Joanna I ordered a barbican around the enclosure, which left it with the look it has today. It was restored in 2007 and houses the Museo Vivo de al-Ándalus.

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