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The Moorish tower at Seville, called the Giralda, Spain

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Date

1833

Artist

David Roberts (1796-1864)

Collection

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Bridgeman Images

Descriptive Medium

pencil and watercolour with gum arabic, heightened with touches of bodycolour, on a blue-grey paper

Image Licence

All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

image © Christie's

Location

La Giralda bell tower, Seville Cathedral, Seville, Spain

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Buildings
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Towers

Category

Buildings & Architecture

TWW Comment

It was built as the minaret for the Great Mosque of Seville in al-Andalus, during the reign of the Almohad dynasty.

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