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The popular
Giralda of Seville is really the old minaret of the twelfth
century Almohad mosque, transformed into the bell tower of the
Cathedral. It is topped by a weathervane called the
Giraldillo (the name Giraldillo, and by extension Giralda, comes
from this weathervane, as it is seen to turn, or girar,
in the wind). The Giralda is the most famous sight in
Seville and its most popular symbol, with a height of 94 meters.
Its present appearance was determined by the Cathedral Council
in 1558, when they commissioned architect Hernán Ruiz to remodel
the tower’s top. The project lasted ten years and achieved
a prodigious harmony, blending the architecture of two different
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Climb up comfortable ramps to
the top of the Giralda bell tower lookout.
Once above, the view laid out at your feet is
spectacular: towers, domes, belfries, terraces,
plazas, and gardens; the labyrinthine streets of
Barrio Santa Cruz; the Plaza de Toros Real
Maestranza, the Torre del Oro, the Guadalquivir
River and its bridges: the Centenario bridge, the
las Delicias, the los Remedios, the San Trelmo,
the Triana, the Cachorro, the La Cartuja, and
Alamillos; the Island of La Cartuja, site of the
1992 World Fair… surrounding Seville, you see the
Aljarafe and Alcores hills, and beyond those
glimmers of the Northern edge of the Sevillian
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You are invited to
visit some monuments in Santa Cruz
District, Seville
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Catedral |
La Giralda |
El Giraldillo
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Patio de los Naranjos
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Reales Alcázares
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Palacio Arzobispal
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Convento de la Encarnación|
Archivo de Indias
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Templete del Triunfo
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Hospital de Venerables Sacerdotes
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Apartments Suites Santa Cruz - Seville |
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Plaza de los
Venerables
Barrio de Santa
Cruz
Fax +34 95 456 38 06
41004
Sevilla
info@barriosantacruz.com
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We have left
behind many corners to discover,
go on and discover
them,
it will be an
enchantment for your senses!
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