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Monday, 9 December 2013

Seville Cathedral II

The cathedral is built on site of the Almohad mosque which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1356. What remained of the mosque and left incorporated into the Cathedral was the minaret - Giralda and the courtyard of orange trees.



Signage at Giralda before ramp to the top
We climbed the ramp all the way up to the top
Bells of Giralda
View of Seville from top of Giralda
Roof of Cathedral from top of Giralda
Courtyard of orange trees from top of Giralda
Ancient irrigation system for the orange trees
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5 comments:

  1. Margarets designer cards10 December 2013 at 02:06

    Thank you for sharing your beautiful pictures.
    Margaret

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  2. Jane S.10 December 2013 at 04:15

    Even the irrigation system is beautiful!

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  3. Pat Winter Gatherings10 December 2013 at 08:52

    Amazing views.
    Hugs,Pat

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  4. Fox10 December 2013 at 12:24

    Interesting and rather sad that there is no foliage showing in the top view of Seville - looks all buildings... pretty but no green spaces...

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  5. Maureen10 December 2013 at 15:14

    I wonder why they didn't rebuild the mosque? - I am going to read more about this very interesting history. Wonderful photos.

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