Royal Destination Seville Cathedral
Seville really has everything for a perfect holiday: fantastic weather, great food,
nice drinks, tapas, Flamenco and of course many famous city views.
Seville is the captial of the autonomous province of Andalusia and the province
of Seville in Spain.
This amazing beautiful city contains at least three places listed on the
Unesco World Heritage lists:
the Alcázar Palace complex;
the General Archive of des Indies
and last but not least the Cathedral.
This Cathedral not only is a fantastic architectural building, it also has a
very important royal history.
Royal history
At the very beginning the Seville Cathedral was an Almohad mosque
(1172-1248). It was Almohad caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf, who ordered
the construction of a new grand mosque for the city.
However, shortly after Seville's conquest by King Ferdinand III, the
mosque was converted into the city's cathedral. Almost the entire eastern
half of the cathedral was occupied by the royal chapel that would hold
the bodies of Ferdinand, his wife and Alfonso the Wise.
In July 1401, the city leaders of Seville decided to build a new cathedral
to replace the grand mosque that served as cathedral until then. Then
Seville had lots of wealth as it had become a major trading center.
In 1466, King John II of Castile allowed the temporary transportation
of the royal bodies to the cathedral's cloister for storage.
After it's completion in the early 16th. century, the Seville Cathedral
supplanted the Hagia Sophia as the largest cathedral in the world.
The total area of the cathedral is 23,500 square metres. Besides the
churches the Seville cathedral has a lovely tower called the Giralda
Tower which is 105 m. high.
Giralda
The Giralda was the former minaret of the mosque and it looks a bit
like the minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech, Morocco.
Later the Giralda was transformed into a bell tower. It now is an
important symbol of Seville.
Important burials
- Christopher Columbus
- Ferdinand Columbus
- King Ferdinand III of Castile
- Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen
- Alfonso X of Castile
- Pedro I of Castile
Royal visitors
Well If you ever doubt about Seville in Spain, don't do that! Even
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima of The Netherlands and
their three daughters do love Seville!
A visit
The Seville Cathedral really is worth a visit. We had to wait a few
days, due to catholic feast days until we could visit the cathedral.
Not only the Cathedral is amazing but the whole neighbourhood.
All the pictures are own pictures taken in 2018.
nice drinks, tapas, Flamenco and of course many famous city views.
Seville is the captial of the autonomous province of Andalusia and the province
of Seville in Spain.
This amazing beautiful city contains at least three places listed on the
Unesco World Heritage lists:
the Alcázar Palace complex;
the General Archive of des Indies
and last but not least the Cathedral.
This Cathedral not only is a fantastic architectural building, it also has a
very important royal history.
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| Seville Cathedral on top of the roof |
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| Seville Cathedral entrance |
Royal history
At the very beginning the Seville Cathedral was an Almohad mosque
(1172-1248). It was Almohad caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf, who ordered
the construction of a new grand mosque for the city.
However, shortly after Seville's conquest by King Ferdinand III, the
mosque was converted into the city's cathedral. Almost the entire eastern
half of the cathedral was occupied by the royal chapel that would hold
the bodies of Ferdinand, his wife and Alfonso the Wise.
In July 1401, the city leaders of Seville decided to build a new cathedral
to replace the grand mosque that served as cathedral until then. Then
Seville had lots of wealth as it had become a major trading center.
 |
| Seville Cathedral choir |
In 1466, King John II of Castile allowed the temporary transportation
of the royal bodies to the cathedral's cloister for storage.
After it's completion in the early 16th. century, the Seville Cathedral
supplanted the Hagia Sophia as the largest cathedral in the world.
The total area of the cathedral is 23,500 square metres. Besides the
churches the Seville cathedral has a lovely tower called the Giralda
Tower which is 105 m. high.
Giralda
The Giralda was the former minaret of the mosque and it looks a bit
like the minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech, Morocco.
Later the Giralda was transformed into a bell tower. It now is an
important symbol of Seville.
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| bells of the Giralda Tower in Seville Spain |
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| The Giralda Tower in Seville Spain |
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| Giralda Tower in Seville Spain |
Important burials
- Christopher Columbus
- Ferdinand Columbus
- King Ferdinand III of Castile
- Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen
- Alfonso X of Castile
- Pedro I of Castile
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| chapels in the cathedral of Seville |
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| Christopher Columbus monument in the Seville Cathedral in Spain |
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| Thomb of Christopher Columbus |
Royal visitors
Well If you ever doubt about Seville in Spain, don't do that! Even
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima of The Netherlands and
their three daughters do love Seville!
 |
| Seville Spain on top of the Cathedral |
A visit
The Seville Cathedral really is worth a visit. We had to wait a few
days, due to catholic feast days until we could visit the cathedral.
Not only the Cathedral is amazing but the whole neighbourhood.
All the pictures are own pictures taken in 2018.
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