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In Cordoba's historic centre, within the San Agustín neighbourhood (Distrito Centro), Plaza de San Agustín is a large, rectangular square overlooked by the church of San Agustín. Its open layout lets you take in the church's façade from a distance, something fairly unusual in this part of the centre, and the surrounding area still keeps traditional buildings typical of Cordoba's historic quarter.
Its origins trace back to the Order of Saint Augustine following the Christian conquest of 1236, when the convent and church became the hub of the neighbourhood and gradually shaped the square as an open space. Between the 16th and 17th centuries the complex grew in importance, and in the 19th and 20th centuries it underwent changes linked to disentailment, while the square adapted to everyday public life and kept its role as a neighbourhood meeting point on a walking route that connects well with Plaza de la Corredera and Plaza de la Magdalena.
At Plaza de San Agustín in Cordoba the main draw is the church of San Agustín, an important church in the city, built between the 13th and 18th centuries and home to processional images. The square is best understood through that direct relationship between church, convent and neighbourhood, which has shaped its social role since the Middle Ages.
The second element is the urban space itself: a large, rectangular square, uncommon within the historic centre, which lets you take in the church's façade from a distance and move around the area with ease. The surroundings display typical Cordoban vernacular architecture, with traditional houses, balconies and plain façades that keep the character of the neighbourhood.
Given its location, it fits easily into a walking route through the centre: it lies close to other spots in the old town such as Plaza de la Magdalena and Plaza de la Corredera, making it a natural stretch within an urban walking route.
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