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Historic places in Córdoba

9 historic buildings, sites and memorials in Córdoba.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Historic places in Córdoba

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    Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Chateau Carreras

    A little 19th-century castle with a beautiful patio in the west of the city, which exhibits modern art.

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    Córdoba Cathedral

    The Cathedral together with the Cabildo which sits beside it forms the western side of San Martin Plaza. Built between the 16th and late 18th centuries in Latin American baroque style with interesting interior partly built by Native American craftsmen.

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    Monasterio de Santa Teresa

    An interesting pink Baroque building near the Cathedral, which hosts the Museum of Religious Art.

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    Museo Histórico Marqués de Sobremonte

    Museum about the history of the city and Argentina, with a focus on the colonial time. The building is an attraction in itself.

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    Museo Histórico de la Universidad

    At the "Ex Rectorado" (now Facultad de Derecho), will show the university's history.

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    Museo Paleontológico de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

    This museum has a large and eclectic collection. It has an impressive collection of fossils including the fossil of the greatest pre-historic spider of the world but also has a zoology section a mineralogy section and considerable space devoted to Charles Darwin and the voyage of The Beagle including an original edition of the Origin of the Species given to the National Academy of Sciences by the author.

    Free

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    Museo de Bellas Artes Evita

    Hosting the permanent art exhibition of the provincial government, and sometimes also displays temporary exhibition. The museum gives a good overview of Argentine painting from the early 19th century to modern work. Palacio Ferreyra, where the museum is, is a neo-baroque palace and one of the oldest grand buildings in town.

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    Plaza San Martín

    The heart of the city, surrounded by historic buildings. In the middle stands a monument to general San Martín ("the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru"). Street musicians play here at night.

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    Museo Obispo Salguero

    Art and historic documents.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Córdoba (CC BY-SA 4.0).