Seville, Spain

La Giralda

La Giralda, Seville

The bell tower of Seville Cathedral, born as the minaret of the city's Almohad mosque and completed in 1198. Its lower brickwork is purely Islamic, while a Renaissance belfry crowned by a bronze weathervane was added in the 1500s, fusing two civilizations in one landmark.

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Location

Coordinates: 37.38614, -5.99261

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