Step Into History
Walk Córdoba in AD 975
AI rebuilds Qurṭubah (Córdoba) street by street, and you walk through it in your browser.
Step Into History · City walk
Al-Hakam II's Córdoba, 975
This is Córdoba at the height of the Umayyad caliphate under Al-Hakam II, a centre of learning, craft and riverside commerce whose palaces and a newly adorned mosque mark its power. The walk moves from the Guadalquivir's banks through the city's markets, workshops and gates to the river, the caliphal Alcázar and the terraces of Madinat al-Zahra on the western hill.
34 scenes — 22 streets, squares and views, 12 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Córdoba as it stood in AD 975 (“Umayyad state of Córdoba”).
The route, scene by scene
- 1. Guadalquivir Approach
- 2. Roman Bridge
- 3. Albolafia Waterwheel
- ↳ Millworks Beneath the Wheel · interior
- 4. Bridge Gate
- 5. City Walls
- 6. Caliphal Alcázar
- ↳ Caliphal Audience Hall · interior
- 7. Great Mosque Courtyard
- ↳ Hypostyle Prayer Hall · interior
- ↳ Mihrab Chamber · interior
- 8. Medina Main Street
- 9. Jewish Quarter
- 10. Royal Silk Market
- ↳ Silk Weavers' Hall · interior
- 11. Grand Market (Zoco)
- 12. Tanners' Quay
- ↳ Leather Sheds · interior
- 13. Potters' Lane
- ↳ Potters' Kiln Workshop · interior
- 14. Shipyards and Quay
- 15. Downstream Watermills
- 16. Book District
- ↳ Caliphal Library · interior
- 17. Scribes' Workshops
- ↳ Scribes' Copying Room · interior
- 18. Baths District
- ↳ Warm Bath Hall · interior
- 19. Al-Rabad Suburb
- 20. Madinat al-Zahra Approach
- ↳ Pavilion Courtyard · interior
- 21. Zahra Terraces
- ↳ Golden Salon · interior
- 22. Zahra Panorama