In front of the Alcázar the Cathedral is found, built between
1401-1519 above the Mosque, of which the magnificent minaret of the
Giralda has remained, one of the symbols in Seville, today a bell tower of
the Cathedral, from which enjoy a beautiful panorama on the
city. The Cathedral contains examples of various architectural styles,
mudejar, renaissance, baroque, even if the Gothic one is what dominates
and characterizes the structure. Of the Arabic period, part of
the old Mosque, are also the courtyard called Las Abluciones
and the gate Del Perdón. The Mosque was turned into the Cathedral
after the 1248 Christian "reconquista". The entry in the cathedral is had
through the Plaza de la Virgen de los Reyes, the inside, to five
aisles, it is immense, it reaches the maximum height of 40 meters to the
transept, while the principal base to rectangular plant measure 116
meters length and 76 meters width, to the inside as already said
are found the rests of Cristoforo Colombo. The Patio de los Naranjos, in
Almohade style, introduces a Visigothic source, the only rest of the
original Visigothic temple, built before the Mosque.
In the same plaza of the Cathedral lies the Palacio Arzobispal, that
was built in the middle of the 16th century to the place of the ancient building
of the first bishop of Seville, notable the Baroque portal of the 18th
century. Another building of the Arabic epoch is the so-called Tower de
Oro, a tower of octagonal plant, built in the 13th century next to the
river to defense of the city, it entertains the Maritime Museum today.
Among the districts in Seville the most characteristic is the district of
Triana, that is found on the right bank of the Guadalquivir, connected
to the rest of the city from the bridge Isabella II or bridge of Triana,
built between 1845 and 1852. In the district they are to visit: the
church of Sant'Anna (13th century); the convent de las Minimas (1755);
the church of St. Giacinto (1775) and the remains of the castle of St.
George headquarter of the inquisition.
Other interesting district is that of Santa Cruz, one of the historical
barrios in Seville, it is found in the center of the city, and it is
rich of houses and buildings, it was in origin the Jewish
district, the Judería in Seville. Among the places of interest for a
visit are to consider: the Palacio de las Dueñas, today's residence
of the Dukes of Alba, it was built between the 15th and the 16th century, the
building it is composed from patios and buildings in different
styles that go from the góthic-mudéjar to the renaissance style. The
Casa de Pilatos decorated by azulejos mudéjares and gardens, was built
at the end of the 15th century in Italian renaissance and Spanish
mudéjar styles, it's considered the prototype of the andalucian building. The Alameda de Hércules is one of the historical walks of the
city, built in 1574, it is found among the river Guadalquivir and the
district of Macarena. The Caños de Carmonas, are the rests of a Roman
aqueduct, that it was partly demolished in 1912. The Plaza de Toros de
la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla is the oldest arena for the
bullfights of the whole Spain, its construction was in fact
initiated in 1749.
Interesting it is also the modern architecture of the city, particularly
big part of the installations of Expo 92 that have been
reconverted in the thematic park of the Magic Island and the monumental
bridge Alamillo on the river Guadalquivir work of the architect
Santiago Calatrava. The Plaza de España, planned by the architect Aníbal
González, it is the monument that remain of the 1929 Expo.
