San Nicolás de la Villa is a church in Córdoba, Andalusia, in southern Spain. It is one of the twelve Fernandine churches built in the city after its conquest by King Ferdinand III of Castile in 1236. Although it was built in the Gothic-Mudéjar style, the structure was completed over the following centuries and has undergone much renovation over time.
The church features a main portal in Renaissance style, which was added by Hernán Ruiz the Younger in the 16th century. Its octagonal tower has a defensive appearance and was rebuilt during the age of the Catholic Monarchs, constructed above an older Islamic minaret.
During the 17th and 18th centuries, many of the church's elements were modified until it received its current mostly Baroque appearance. The baptistery dates from 1555 and remains a notable part of the historic monument.
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