Friday, March 3, 2023

La Giralda

La Giralda, Avenida de la Constitución, Seville

La Giralda
Avenida de la Constitución
Seville, September 2022

“The Giralda (Spanish: La Giralda) is the bell tower of Seville Cathedral in Seville, Spain.[1] It was built as the minaret for the Great Mosque of Seville in al-Andalus, Moorish Spain, during the reign of the Almohad dynasty, with a Renaissance-style belfry added by the Catholics after the expulsion of the Muslims from the area. The Giralda was registered in 1987 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, along with the Alcázar and the General Archive of the Indies. The tower is 104.1 m (342 ft) in height and remains one of the most important symbols of the city, as it has been since the Middle Ages.” (Giralda, Wikipedia)

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