(Seville Cathedral, Spain)

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Santa Cruz DistrictSeville Map

San Telmo Bridge (Puente San Telmo) on the Guadalquivir River Seville Spain

San Telmo Bridge and Golden Tower (Puente San Telmo and Torre del Oro)

Golden Tower (Torre del Oro) by the Guadalquivir River

Golden Tower (Torre del Oro), Now is the Maritime Museum (Museo Nutico)

Provincial Tax Management Agency of Andalusia(Gerencia Provincial Agencia Tributaria de Andaluca)

Constitution Ave(Av. de la Constitucin)

Archive of the Indies (Archivo de Indias)

Archive of the Indies (Archivo de Indias)

Seville Cathedral(Catedral de Sevilla)

Lion Gate, the entrance to the Royal Alczar of Seville.

Seville Cathedral (Catedral de Sevilla) Triumph Square (Plaza del Triunfo)

Seville CathedralArchive of the Indies

Gate Assumption (Puerta de la Asuncion)

The La Giralda The wind goddess La Giralda at the church entrance is a replica, the original was installed on top minaret of the Giralda (bell tower). The name of wind goddess and bell tower are the same.

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Province House (Casa de la Provincia)

Banderas Courtyard Square(Plaza del Patio de Banderas)

Banderas Courtyard Square(Plaza del Patio de Banderas)

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Get out of Banderas Courtyard Square back door is the Santa Cruz District. It is the primary tourist neighborhood of Seville and the former Jewish quarter of the medieval city.

Stroll in Santa Cruz District

Carlos orange courtyard

Center of the Carlos orange courtyard

Small shops by orange courtyard

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Plaza de los Venerables

Hospital of the Venerable Priests ()

The Hospital of the Venerable Priests of Seville (popularly known the Hospital of the Venerable) is a baroque 17th-century building which served as a residence for priests. It currently houses the Velzquez Center, dedicated to the famous painter Diego Velzquez. It is located in the Plaza de los Venerables, in the center of the Barrio de Santa Cruz.

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Plaza de los Venerables

Laurel inn(hostera del Laurel)

Barrabas Tapas Bar and Restaurante

Pasaje de Vila

China shop at Calle Mateos Gago

Restaurant Patio San Eloy

Restaurant Ad

Plaza Virgen de los Reyes

Plaza Virgen de los Reyes

Photo from GoogleAugustinian Convent(Agustinas Convento)Plaza Virgen de los Reyes

Giralda

Giralda 104.1 meters high, has been a landmark in Seville since the Middle Ages.

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The Seville Cathedral

The Seville Cathedral , is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville. It is the largest Gothic cathedral and the third-largest church in the world. It was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, along with the Alczar palace complex and the General Archive of the Indies. 1987 The cathedral is also the burial site of Christopher Columbus.

Giralda is the Cathedral belfry. It was built in the Moorish reign, after the Spanish domination, increasing the steeple with a Renaissance style.

The climb to the top of Giralda is considered well worth the effort for the views alone.The Seville Cathedral

3. Door of Forgiveness (Puerta del Perdn)

4. Main Chapel (Capilla Real)

5. Main Altar (Altar Mayor)

6. The tomb of Columbus (Monumento de Coln)

7. Great Sacristy (Sacrista Mayor)

1. Giralda Tower 2. Orange Courtyard (Patio de los Naranjos) Cathedral schematic

Gate Lizard (Puerta del Lagarto) next to Giralda is the entrance to the Orange Courtyard (Patio de los Naranjos), that was part of the old Almohad mosque.

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Orange courtyard (Patio de los Naranjos), Orange courtyard dates back to Moorish times when worshippers would wash their hands and feet in the fountains here - under the orange trees - before their five daily prayer sessions.

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Gate Palos (Puerta de los Palos), the entrance of Cathedral

Capilla Mayor (main chapel)

Left of the main chapel is the tomb of Christopher Columbus Altar de Plata

Altarpiece Main altar

The cathedrals main altar and the interior walls of the tabernacle were plated with gold. That is Pierre Dancart's masterpiece, considered one of the finest altarpieces in the world.

Pierre Dancart

Columbus tomb

The tomb of Christopher ColumbusThis is one of the main attractions of the cathedral, housing the remains of the great explorer. The tomb itself is more recent, from the 1892, with four bearers presenting the kingdoms of Castile, Leon, Aragon and Navarra.

1898 (Castile) (Leon) (Aragon (Navarra)

Details of vaults in front of main chapel

Giralda tower - Seville Cathedral -

Walkway of Giralda

Scenery viewed from the Giralda

View from the Giralda

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Sevilla city views

Maestranza Bullring (Round building) ()

There are a lot of people queuing to enter the Cathedral

After visiting the cathedral and went out from Door of Forgiveness

Calle Alemanes

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