The Giralda of Seville #1
by AM FineArtPrints
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The Giralda of Seville #1
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AM FineArtPrints
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Photograph - Photography
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The Giralda of Seville by Andrea Mazzocchetti
A view in black and white, during a rainy day, of the famous Giralda of Seville, the bell tower of the largest Gothic cathedral in the world. This view is from one of the most famous streets of the city, Mateos Gago.
The Giralda was registered in 1987 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO along with the Alcazar and the General Archive of the Indies. The tower is 104.1 m in height and remains one of the most important symbols of the city, as it has been since medieval times. The base at street level is a square of 13.6 m on the side and which sits on a solid foundation which is a bit wider, 15~16 m and about 5 m deep. The foundation is built with solid, rectangular stones, some taken and reused from the Roman wall nearby.
The part which corresponds to the original Moorish minaret is about 51 m high, with the Christian addition it is 98.5 m high and taking into account the wind vane it is 104 m high. The wind vane, which gives name to the building, is over 4 m tall, 7 m including the base. (Source: Wikipedia)
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February 16th, 2016
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