Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos
| Historic center of Cordoba | |
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UNESCO world heritage 
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| The towers of the palace |
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| National territory: |
 Spain
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| Type: | Culture |
| Criteria : | i, ii, iii, iv |
| Reference No .: | 313 |
| UNESCO region : | Europe and North America |
| History of enrollment | |
| Enrollment: | 1984 (session 8) |
The Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos ( Spanish for " Palace of Christian Kings") in Córdoba (Spain) , built from 1328 under Alfonso XI. in place of an older Arab castle, it served the Catholic kings as a residence until the reconquest of Granada . The Moorish caliph Boabdil was also held here. Inside the palace there are very beautiful Arab baths as well as Roman mosaics and a marble sarcophagus from the 3rd century. Originally there were towers at the four corners of the building, three of which are still preserved: the oldest, Torre de Los Leones, which is also the entrance to the Alcázar, the octagonal Torre del Homenaje and the round Torre del Rio. The fourth tower, Torre de la Vela, was destroyed in the 19th century.
At the east end of the gardens are ramparts and the Seville Gate.
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Coordinates: 37 ° 52 ′ 38 " N , 4 ° 46 ′ 55" W.