Cuerpo de Guardia - Córdoba, Andalucía, España - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

ES: "Este espacio fue concebido primero como una calzada para acceder al sector oeste del palacio. Posteriormente fue transformado y dividido en dos partes.
A su izquierda, al fondo, se construyó una vivienda de servicio relacionada con el abastecimiento del Cuerpo de Guardia, en la que destaca la presencia de un horno de cocina y una gran escalera, casi completamente desaparecida, que la conectaba con las viviendas de la terraza superior. Probablemente la otra mitad, donde usted se encuentra, cumple una función estratégica como nudo de comunicaciones y Cuerpo de Guardia.
Con el paso del tiempo su ocupación se hizo más intensa, obligando a dividir este espacio en diferentes estancias, de las cuales puede observar los muros recrecidos. Además, se añadió una galería alta soportada por pilares.
La función principal de este espacio era la de controlar el acceso hacia las grandes residencias aristocráticas de la parte sur del Alcázar."

EN: "This area was initially designed as a causeway leading to the western part of the palace. It was subsequently converted and divided into two sections.
To your left, at the far end, is the kitchen catering for the Guards' Quarters, containing an oven and a large staircase, now largely destroyed, which led to the living quarters on the upper terrace. The other portion of the . area, where you are now standing, probably had a strategic function as communications post and Guard
Room.
As time went on, the area was occupied by more people, and had to be subdivided into more rooms, whose partia-Ily-rebuilt walls are still visible today. There was also and upper gallery supported on columns.
The main function of this room was to control access to the noble residence in the southern part of the Alcázar."

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Group that erected the marker: Medina Azahara Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Medina Azahara - Conjunto Arqueológico Madinat al-Zahra, Ctra. Palma del Río, km 5.5, Córdoba, Andalucía España 14005 URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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