domingo, 8 de mayo de 2016

THE GIRALDA TOWER

The Giralda Tower Is The Symbol Of Seville


The Arab invasion lasted for almost eight centuries until in 1492 the Catholic Kings expelled the Arabs. During that time, Moorish Iberia (Spain and Portugal today) was called Al-Andalus. Moreover, Seville was designated as the capital during the Almohad period (1121-1269) and it was decided that a great mosque had to be founded.
The Giralda tower is probably the most ancient building of Seville. It was built between 1184 and 1198 to be the minaret of this great mosque. Its design is based on the minaret of the Koutoubia, the most important mosque of Morocco, located in Marrakech.
Originally, the minaret had a copper sphere on top of it. It disappeared after a strong earthquake in 1365.
At present, the main body of the tower is the minaret itself and it is a fine example of the Arab architecture of the time.

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