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Corredera Square

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Córdoba
Andalucía

Type: Horseback Riding

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The 17th-century Corredera Square is a long rectangle of faded red brick and what seems like too much open space to be put to good use. When it was designed, the architect Antonio Ramos borrowed from the prevailing Baroque themes in Castilla y León to the north. It has a rough quality that is almost endearing, for there is little to look on that is impressive, it appears dirty and one can do little more than wonder about its past. Horse races and bullfights once filled the square. Now there are a few hundred people loitering about, but not anything like the great plazas of Spain that draw the crowds and, as a result, renovations. In one corner, tables are set out for dining and at another end are a few crafts shops and narrow roads leading off through the Jewish quarter. Cars tend to pile up around the fringes, many of them belonging to government workers at the City Hall who, in the days of yore, would have likely overseen the public executions that were frequently carried out in this square.
Last updated February 20, 2008
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