Photos: | Cathedral and Giralda tower |
Patio de los Naranjos | |
Interior | |
Tomb of Christopher Columbus |
Tower view: (click a direction!) |
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The Cathedral of Seville was built in the 15th and 16th century in Gothic style
on the grounds of the former major Arab mosque.
It is the largest place of worship in Spain, and the third largest cathedral
in the Christian world.
Enter the building from Alemanes street through the Puerta del Perdón into the
Patio de los Naranjos.
You will find there a PILA of the 5th century BC.
Then climb up to the Giralda tower, which was the minaret of the 12th century Moslem mosque.
Its Christian bell fry was added by Hernán Ruiz in 1568.
From there you can oversee large parts of Seville:
To the
North
see the Plaza de Franciso with the
Town Hall,
Salvador
church and the Cartuja peninsula of the
Expo1992 with the
Alamillo and
Barqueta bridges.
To the
East
you will see Mateos Gago street leading into the
Santa Cruz quarter.
To the
South, the
Alcazar is to your left,
the Indian archive to your right, and the Maria Luisa park with the towers of the
Plaza de España in the background.
To the
West, there is the
Bullring and
Isabel II
bridge, which leads to the Triana quarter.
Then go down and visit the huge
Interior
of the Cathedral. It contains a large collection of artwork: paintings of Murillo and Zurbarán, goldsmithery of Juan de Arfe, amongst others.
On the way out you pass the supposed
Tomb of Christopher Columbus.
>> Continue the Sightseeing Tour:
Have a last overview of the Cathedral from the Plaza de los Reyes and go up Mateos Gago street into the
(2) Santa Cruz quarter.
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