{"id":799,"date":"2014-10-03T20:08:50","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T18:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/experienciasapie.com\/?p=799"},"modified":"2017-08-09T10:22:27","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T08:22:27","slug":"the-giralda-of-seville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/experienciasapie.com\/en\/the-giralda-of-seville\/","title":{"rendered":"The Giralda of Seville"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Without a doubt, the city\u2019s pride and joy.\u00a0It is so beautiful that when King Ferdinand III reconquered Sevilla, he threatened any person who dare touch a single brick… fortunately, the warning worked.<\/h2>\n

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More than 800 years of history accumulate the foundations of this tower. The Giralda of Seville was the minaret of the old mosque<\/strong>, founded on the site of the present-day Cathedral<\/strong>. The almohads built it in the early thirteenth century, only half a century before the Christian Reconquest. At the time, it looked quite different from the present\u2014four giant brass spheres topped the tower.<\/p>\n

From one of the Cathedral doors you can see the weathervane that crowns the tower. Do you know what it represents?<\/em> Its original name was the Giralda<\/strong> because it turned in the wind (girar in Spanish means to turn); but eventually this became the name of the tower and the weathervane became known as the Giraldillo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It is full of interesting facts and stories, such as the fact that each bell has its own name<\/strong>. It was also built in a different place than was originally thought. It\u2019s worth knowing them all!<\/em><\/p>\n

And of course, we highly recommend going to the top of the bell tower. The feat has its rewards, as the views from the top are spectacular<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Get en route with us and discover this amazing\u00a0tower, thanks to our Seville walking tours<\/a>. Above all, our\u00a0english tour inside the Cathedral of Seville<\/a>,\u00a0where we focus on the Giralda and its fascinating curiosities.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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