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Giralda
Sign in to saveThe Giralda ( ) is the bell tower of Seville Cathedral in Seville, Spain. It was built as the minaret for the Great Mosque of Seville in al-Andalus, 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 cathedral, including the Giralda, was registered in 1987 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, along with the Alcázar and the General Archive of the Indies. It remains one of the most important symbols of the city, as it has been since the Middle Ages. The tower is one of the most famous monuments of M
Key facts
- Building.image
- Sevilla Cathedral - Giralda.jpg
- Building.caption
- La Giralda
- Building.location
- Seville, Spain
- Building.building_type
- Bell tower
- Building.architectural_style
- Moorish (Almohad), Renaissance
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.child
- yes
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.part_of
- Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.criteria
- (i), (ii), (iii), (vi)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
- 383bis-001
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.year
- 1987
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.extension
- 2010
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14 sectionsContents
- Origin
- Initial construction
- Building of the Minaret
- Structure and decoration
- The mosque
- The minaret
- Post-Al-Andalus
- Conversion to cathedral
- Additions to the tower
- The ''Giraldillo''
- Buildings inspired by the Giralda
- See also
- References
- External links
The Giralda ( ) is the bell tower of Seville Cathedral in Seville, Spain. It was built as the minaret for the Great Mosque of Seville in al-Andalus, 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 cathedral, including the Giralda, was registered in 1987 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, along with the Alcázar and the General Archive of the Indies. It remains one of the most important symbols of the city, as it has been since the Middle Ages. The tower is one of the most famous monuments of Moorish architecture in Spain and one of the most refined examples of Almohad architecture.
==Origin==
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Almohad architectureBaroque architecture in SevilleBell towers in SpainBuildings and structures completed in 1198Buildings and structures completed in 1568Buildings and structures in SevilleGothic architecture in AndalusiaMoorish architecture in SpainMudéjar architecture in AndalusiaRenaissance architecture in AndalusiaTowers completed in the 12th century