This document provides information about various design destinations and projects in Cordoba, Spain. It discusses the Hospes Palacio del Bailío boutique hotel which is located in a historic mansion and features antique decor mixed with contemporary design. It also describes the Great Mosque of Cordoba, a renowned example of Islamic architecture featuring intricate arches and decorative elements. Additionally, it summarizes a contemporary arts center in Cordoba designed with individually shaped spaces and a modular layout, as well as a restaurant called Noor that aims to provide an immersive Arabic cultural experience through its design.

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WHERE
Founded by the Romans, the
Andalusian city tucked in southern
Spain, emerged into a port city
of great importance. Coined the
Moorish capital, the city was re-
conquered by the Christians who
were so awed by its architectural
beauty that they left it standing
making only additions resulting in
an attractive confluence.
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WHEN
Cordoba bursts into life from
Mid-April to Mid-June when it
stages most of its major festivals.
At this time of the year, clear skies
and perfect temperatures float
across while the city’s gardens and
courtyards drip with fresh blooms.
September and October are also
excellent weather-wise but July and
August can sizzle.
WHY
While one monument alone is
enough to put Cordoba at the top
of any tourist’s itinerary, it still
remains one of the greatest cities
of the medieval world, rivalling
Constantinople in the East with
its exquisite architecture. Defined
by diverse cultures that settled
throughout history, it has also been
declared a World Heritage Site.
OBA

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Out of the 53 rooms that tell their own
story; the Don Quixote suite deserves
mention. A large oval room with
19th century wall murals depict the
tale of Don Quixote. The unfussy
reception area and marbled corridors,
underground tapas bar, basement spa
and outdoor pool all come together to
pronounce the hotel as an undisturbed
location of leisure and luxury.
The dining room has both summer and
winter rooms that stand on a glass
floor allowing glimpses of Roman ruins
preserved underneath. The Bodyna Spa
comes as another surprise as it allows
you to indulge in its steaming plunge
pools. Located in the basement, these are
refurbished Roman baths with a hint of
modernity and all history still intact.
It offers a short 15 minute walk to the
famous Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba
also known as the Great Mosque of
Córdoba with its magisterial forest
of arches.
DOWNTOWN BOUTIQUE
HOTEL
More a mansion than a hotel, Hospes
Palacio del Bailío, a member of Design
Hotels™, has equal parts of hacienda
and Moorish manor. Its antique
backdrop serves as a contrast to its crisp
contemporary interiors.
Plenty of the main structure belongs to
many different eras. Some rooms open out
to patios while others circle the courtyard
featuring century old frescos and ancient
stone arches.

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REVERBERATION OF
HYBRID PRAYERS
It is impossible to overemphasise the
beauty of Cordoba’s great mosque
which is not only one of the world’s
greatest piece of Islamic architecture
but which was structurally speaking, a
revolutionary building of its time. It hints
with all its lustrous decoration at a
refined age that enriched the city with a
heady interaction of Islamic and
Christian cultures.
Patio de los Naranjos – a lovely courtyard
forms the entrance to the Mezquita. A
14th century impressive Mudejar archway
leads to the ticket office. Democratically
a horizontal and simple space with
floors of compact slaked lime and sand,
its splendid striped arches made of red
brick and white stone rest on
856 columns.
The flat roof decorated with gold
and multicoloured flower motifs and
inscriptions from the Quran lends the
Mihrab a magical glitter. Following the
Christian conquest, the Mezquita was used
as a cathedral but remained unaltered for
nearly three centuries.

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CENTRE IN MOTION
Distrusting the supposed efficacy and
flexibility of a neutral container, the image
of the Contemporary Arts Center’s building
can be closely linked to a place and far
off memory, where every space is shaped
individually, to a time which can mould itself
and expand in sequences with different
dimensions, uses and spatial qualities.
Like a story within a story, the project
stands on a repeating geometric
pattern, originating in a hexagonal
shape containing three differently sized
rooms. Walls and slabs of concrete and a
network of electrical infrastructures create
the possibility of multiple set-ups. Like a
combinatorial game these spaces can come
together to create a single exhibition area.
Equipped with artists’ workshops and
laboratories it also has an assembly room
or ‘the black box’ - a stage suitable for
theatrical productions, conferences, film
screenings and audio-visual exhibitions.
Text By Kanupriya Pachisia
MODERN TAKE
ON HERITAGE
The restaurant Noor was conceived as
a ‘cultural project’which would provide
customers with an immersive gastronomic
experience. The idea was to create a 10th
century ‘medina azhara’ palace banquet,
focusing on Arabic heritage through a
contemporary lens.
The space features an open-layout
combining the kitchen, lounge and seating
area. The main lounge features a large
wooden embellished medallion in the
form of a spiral vortex and handmade
luminaries that levitate above. The pick-
up counter lacquered in white creates an
interior lattice that reflects the existing
pattern throughout the room.
The tableware, cutlery and glassware
have been designed by local artisans and
goldsmiths with materials from the Arab
period like leather, ceramic and wood.