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One of the most charismatic corners of the historic center of Cordova, riding a Andalucia, Is the Capuchin Square,

There you will find one of the most popular sculpture groups in the city of Córdoba, the Christ of the Lanterns.

You can visit this corner of the Plaza de los Capuchinos on your walk through the northern part of the historic center, next to the also famous Cuesta del Bailio, and not far from Palacio de Viana or Fernandina church of Santa Marina.

Christ of the Lanterns in Córdoba

When you reach the Capuchin Square, don't expect to find a large monumental area; A poet from Córdoba has even said that It is nothing more than a rectangle with lime and sky.

Without a doubt, a good time to visit this corner of Cordova It is at dusk, the moment when the Christ of the Lanterns It reaches its greatest splendor when the set of lanterns that surround this sculpture are illuminated.

El Christ of the Lanterns It is a monument that was built in 1794, although the fence and lanterns were placed in the last XNUMXth century.

But Capuchin Square, whose configuration dates back to the 17th century, and in which the lime walls are also major protagonists, contains two other monuments.

Church of Sorrows in Córdoba

On the one hand, the Church of Sorrows, from 1728, which given the sobriety of its façade, you will only recognize by its cover, which already announces a baroque style interior.

With a single nave and a large dome, behind the interior door with bars, on the main altar you will distinguish the image of the Virgin of Sorrows, one of the most prominent in Córdoba.

Church of the Convent of the Capuchins in Córdoba

And on the other hand, next to the passage that connects the Plaza de los Capuchinos and the Cuesta del Bailio, you will see the small building of the church of the former Capuchin ConventOf 1638.

Of this convent now only the aforementioned church, the cloister and the orchard remain.