Castle Of Bujalance

Castillo de Bujalance (originally, Bury al-Hans ("tower of the snake") is a

castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

located in the town of

Bujalance Bujalance is a town located in the heart of Andalucia, southern Spain, in the province of Córdoba. , it had 7910 inhabitants. Its name is derived from the Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the ...

, in Andalucia southern

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, in the province of Córdoba. It was built in the 10th century during the Caliphate of

Abd-ar-Rahman III ʿAbd al-Rahmān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥakam al-Rabdī ibn Hishām ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Dākhil () or ʿAbd al-Rahmān III (890 - 961), was the Umayyad Emir of Córdoba from 912 to 92 ...

. It is a clear example of Muslim military architecture in

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. It subsequently underwent several modernizations, most recently in 1512, which were paid for by Queen Joanna of Castile. It is rectangular in shape, measuring north-south and east-west. The castle's original name, "tower of the snake", and the fact that it had seven towers, led to the current name of the city and its coat of arms. In 1963, the Ministry of Culture declared the site a '' Bien de Interés Cultural'' monument. Currently, its courtyard is used as a cultural space, which is in the process of being catalogued, restored and reconstructed. Highlights include the Festival of Theatre, Music and Dance (Nights at the Citadel) and Andalusian Dinner during the summer months. {{coord, 37.8973, -4.3834, type:landmark_region:ES, display=title Castles in Andalusia Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Córdoba (Spain) 10th-century establishments in Al-Andalus Towers completed in the 10th century