Roman Temple
Roman Temple
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RjessMMM
Vancouver, WA564 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
I personally would recommend skipping this unless you just happened to come across this during your wandering of Cordoba. There really is not much to see. I wasn’t expecting Rome by any means but still just a 30 second look is all it took. There are some feral cats in the ruins which to us were more interesting.
Written 7 November 2023
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YO_LOOK_AT_ME
San Antonio, TX2,911 contributions
Sep 2022
While walking about the city, we happened upon the Roman Temple ruins. They were interesting enough to see; probably not something I would purposely seek out, but still nice to view. If I recall correctly, the Real Iglesia San Pablo Church is also nearby. Regrettably, both were not accessible when we visited.
Written 31 January 2023
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Itzik L
Tel Aviv, Israel4,209 contributions
Aug 2022
I expected a little more than a few pages.
I do not recommend especially coming to the place.
The surrounding area is also quite desolate and disappointing
It is better to concentrate on the old area and the new area Plaza de las Tendillas
I do not recommend especially coming to the place.
The surrounding area is also quite desolate and disappointing
It is better to concentrate on the old area and the new area Plaza de las Tendillas
Written 23 November 2022
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roremc
Australia429 contributions
Jul 2022 • Couples
Only worth it if you are walking past or have never seen anything Roman in your life before.
It's in town and easy to get too, but there is nothing really there other than some remnants of a Roman temple.
It's in town and easy to get too, but there is nothing really there other than some remnants of a Roman temple.
Written 4 July 2022
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Benjamin W
Genoa, Italy663 contributions
May 2022
It's right in the middle of the city and it's free. Worth seeing. Does not take much time at all. Nothing else to add.
Written 23 May 2022
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Ogi0
Sofia, Bulgaria20,943 contributions
Apr 2022
It is not worth visiting. A square with several Roman columns erected on it. There is no (or invisible) Roman temple here.
Written 10 April 2022
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Kevin S
Pontypridd, UK6,243 contributions
Sep 2021
Yes, there are 12 pillars here, and that’s all, the rest resembles a building site. You can restore or sympathetically rebuild Roman ruins but similarly leaving one as found with just the remains of a building is not unusual. But here but nothing has been done to make this remotely interesting or attractive just a fence around a building site.
Written 8 October 2021
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Mairwen1
United Kingdom9,321 contributions
Feb 2020
These ruins from this 1st century Imperial Roman temple are relatively small but they have done a good job of reconstructing the columns so you get a sense of what the temple would have looked like. Admittedly, you have to use your imagination to fill in the gaps but in this way, it reminded me of the Roman Forum.
I wouldn’t tell someone to go out of their way to see the ruins but we were passing and they were definitely worth checking out.
We did a looped walk from the old town, up to Plaza de las Tendillas and back along the Guadalquivir river to the ancient Roman bridge. The ruins are a 10 min walk from the Mezquita and only a minute further on from Plaza de las Tendrillas.
What you will see are 12 reconstructed fluted Corinthian columns and capitals. Admittedly it’s not a lot and there’s no roof but the outline of the towering columns against the blue sky made a striking profile the day we were there.
One thing you notice immediately is that the columns are very, very tall and the base of the temple is quite elevated so that the whole thing stands very high up. This would have been purposely done to make the temple more look more imposing. It would also have the advantage of being able to be seen even from a great distance. To achieve this elevated effect they used a clever system of underground buttresses, called anterides.
There would also have been a grand set of stairs at ground level, leading up to the entrance.
You can’t go inside or get too close, because it is surrounded by fencing but you can clearly see the whole site and the enclosure doesn't obstruct your view. However it is free.
If you want to see more, some of the artefacts retrieved from the site are displayed in the Archaeological Museum.
Mostly the temple is a real reminder of how rich Cordoba’s history is and just how great the spread of Roman civilisation was.
I wouldn’t tell someone to go out of their way to see the ruins but we were passing and they were definitely worth checking out.
We did a looped walk from the old town, up to Plaza de las Tendillas and back along the Guadalquivir river to the ancient Roman bridge. The ruins are a 10 min walk from the Mezquita and only a minute further on from Plaza de las Tendrillas.
What you will see are 12 reconstructed fluted Corinthian columns and capitals. Admittedly it’s not a lot and there’s no roof but the outline of the towering columns against the blue sky made a striking profile the day we were there.
One thing you notice immediately is that the columns are very, very tall and the base of the temple is quite elevated so that the whole thing stands very high up. This would have been purposely done to make the temple more look more imposing. It would also have the advantage of being able to be seen even from a great distance. To achieve this elevated effect they used a clever system of underground buttresses, called anterides.
There would also have been a grand set of stairs at ground level, leading up to the entrance.
You can’t go inside or get too close, because it is surrounded by fencing but you can clearly see the whole site and the enclosure doesn't obstruct your view. However it is free.
If you want to see more, some of the artefacts retrieved from the site are displayed in the Archaeological Museum.
Mostly the temple is a real reminder of how rich Cordoba’s history is and just how great the spread of Roman civilisation was.
Written 18 December 2020
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Cymro
Coimbra, Portugal3,356 contributions
Jul 2020
The temple is closed off by a fence, so it is not possible to approach it. The temple is very close to Plaza de las Tendillas. There is not much to see apart from some mostly reconstructed pillars. Not worth going out of your way to visit. Very little information at the site on the temple.
Written 28 July 2020
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Chaitanya
Cambridge, Canada1,236 contributions
Dec 2019
Not much left of the temple other than column ruins.
You could walk around the town and come across them. Not very crowd attracting, but acts as a remnant of times past.
You could walk around the town and come across them. Not very crowd attracting, but acts as a remnant of times past.
Written 21 June 2020
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