The Roman bridge of Córdoba, in the ancient Spanish city’s historic center, has been rebuilt several times over the centuries. For 2,000 years it was the city’s only bridge across the Guadalquivir River, originally built in the first century BCE during the expansion of the Roman Empire. Much of the current bridge dates from reconstruction in the 8th century following the Moorish conquest, a period when hundreds of mosques and palaces were built, and Córdoba became one of Europe"s largest cities and a center of learning and culture.
Roman bridge of Córdoba, Spain
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
This grizzly has Napping Day down
-
Venice by night
-
Sweet! It’s maple syrup season
-
World Book Day
-
Protecting wildlife today and tomorrow
-
The perfect canvas for an ancient text
-
National Park Week begins
-
Independence Day
-
Mount Hood, Oregon
-
Mountain mists over Bavaria
-
A dramatic view of Sicily
-
National Park Week: Wind Cave National Park
-
The buzz about bees
-
World Lizard Day
-
Bobbio, Italy
-
Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve in Layton, Utah
-
Ronda, Spain
-
In the belly of Fat Bear Week
-
World Bamboo Day
-
Hoodoos, Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
-
Marine Day, Japan
-
Galeries Lafayette, Paris
-
Reflections on the mighty Amazon
-
New Year s Day
-
Hispanic Heritage Month
-
Halfway Day
-
Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
-
Racers pushing past sunflowers in the 2018 Tour de France
-
Patriot Day
-
Regional Park of Migliarino, San Rossore, Massaciuccoli, Italy