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Iglesia de San Nicolás de la Villa

San Nicolás de la Villa is one of Córdoba's Fernandine churches, dating from the 13th century, and takes the epithet "de la Villa" to distinguish it from San Nicolás de la Ajerquía. It preserves its Gothic-Mudéjar structure on an almost square plan with three naves and no transept, with Baroque additions from the 17th and 18th centuries. The central nave has a timber roof of Mannerist inspiration with polychrome octagons and squares, and the main chapel has a rib vault. The baptismal chapel is the work of Hernán Ruiz II, with sculpture by Sebastián Peñarredonda. The south doorway is the oldest, pointed and preceded by a 15th-century portico; the main one, on the north side, is Renaissance and Mannerist, also by Hernán Ruiz II. The bell tower was built on a former Islamic minaret, with a military air, and was finished in 1496. It preserves a commemorative plaque and the coat of arms of Bishop Íñigo Manrique de Lara. It has been a Site of Cultural Interest since 2003 and is the seat of the Brotherhood of the Sentence.

Things to do at Iglesia de San Nicolás de la Villa: 4 missions

• See the tower built on an Islamic minaretFrom the street, look at the bell tower with its military air, built on an old minaret and finished in 1496.
• Look up at the central nave's timber roofInside, look at the timber ceiling of the central nave with its polychrome octagons and squares.
• Compare the north doorway and the south porticoLook at the Renaissance main doorway on the north side, with its niche, and the pointed south doorway with its 15th-century portico, the oldest.
• Find Bishop Manrique de Lara's coat of armsOn the tower, find the commemorative plaque and the coat of arms of Bishop Íñigo Manrique de Lara.

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