The Ministry of Culture and Sports of Junta of Andalusia This Friday, it published the call for tenders for the award of the rehabilitation works of the Arab Baths of San Pedro, with a budget of 1,650,032 euros and an execution time of 13 months. The action is co-financed with the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
The actions consist of the consolidation, enhancement and adaptation for the opening to the public of this space, currently closed to the public, a heritage enclave close to the church of the same name, with which it maintains a historical relationship.
The councilor, Patricia del Pozo, assured that “the work will finally make exceptional toilets available to citizens”. net worththe only ones preserved in Ajerquía, expanding the important cultural and heritage offer of the city of Córdoba.
In addition to the rehabilitation of Arab baths of San Pedro, the project creates a space to welcome visitors in the annex plot, currently empty, defined by a large circular ramp that leads to the upper floor above the archaeological remains superficial surfaces found there.
The bathrooms will be visited with visits inside the ground floor and, above their vaults, on the first floor, along walkways. a big one bridge archaeological structure will cover the entire complex and will allow natural lighting with translucent strips which will bathe the space in diffused light.
Remains
The bathrooms have been independently owned since 1992 and are registered under the Property of cultural interest with the legal typology of the Monument. They have a total area of 512 square meters divided into two areas: on the one hand, that corresponding to numbers 8 and 10 and, on the other hand, that of number 12 on Carlos Rubio Street.
At number 12, and on the same street level, are the remains of the original old bathroom. almoravid. The area numbers 8 and 10, resulting from the demolition of a house with a courtyard of little value, partly retains sanitary infrastructure, and partly remains of ancient Islamic and modern houses.
The baths are organized according to the traditional typology of Arab baths: entrance hall with patio and changing rooms, which no longer exist, cold, warm and hot rooms, and boiler room. In addition, two cisternsthe drainage network and a water wheel and a well for water supply.
