Seville Cathedral, Spain
Seville Cathedral was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987. This was built on the site of grand Almohad Mosque in the years 1402 – 1506. It was hard to capture the whole facade of Seville cathedral and its bell tower (Giralda) in the same frame. Giralda (ht. 105m) was the minaret of the mosque that existed there. This was constructed between the years 1184 to 1198. The cathedral is also famous as burial place of Christopher Columbus.This is the 3rd largest church in the world.
Unfortunately, five years after its completion, one of the main pillars collapsed and the dome was almost completely destroyed. The recovery works ended in 1519. In 1888, due to an earthquake, the dome collapsed again and all precious items under the dome was crushed beyond recovery.
Seville Cathedral has 15 doors in its 4 facades. This is the Door of Conception in north facade, which is kept closed except on festival days
Seville Cathedral Tickets
General tickets 8euros, students 3euros.
Opening hours
Winter (September to June):
Mondays 11:00 to 15:30; Tuesdays to Saturdays 11:00 to 17:00; Sundays 14:30 to 18:30 (mass takes place in the morning)
Summer (July & August):
Mondays 9:30 to 14:30; Tuesdays to Saturdays 9:30 to 16:30; Sundays 14:30 to 18:30pm (mass takes place in the morning)
Seville Streets
Following are some Seville street shots.
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Excellent shots.Nice write up.
You've captured some very beautiful shots of the mosque. Have a great weekend Indrani!
beautifully written !
Wow, I wish to visit there someday. Great post!
quite beautiful.
What a fantastic building!
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Beautiful pictures and excellent commentary.
Awesome it looks.. Thanks for sharing.
What a shame earthquakes have destroyed so much over the years. The building is magnificent.
what a beautiful ornate tower. I have visitedSeville for a day andloved it. Have a lovely weekend.
Hello Indrani, I am just stopping back to say thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!
Great cathedral! Very interesting post. Have a nice weekend!
That is some pretty spectacular architecture!
Great architecture. Loved the pictures. An amazing post! 🙂
Absolutely marvelous! Great captures and detail on the Giralda… and stunning against with blue sky.
Wonderful post and I enjoyed the couples sitting on the colorful bench below.
very nice. I am checking out churches and castles in Europe in cities I get chance to go to
Beautiful capture. It was an interesting read about the history too. Thanks for sharing.
Charming and beautiful cathedral ! Love the neat and clean street presented in the last picture !
Hello Indrani, the cathedral and tower are beautiful! Wonderful captures! Enjoy your day and happy weekend!
Quite a breathtakingly beautiful structure, very well presented 🙂
nice architecture against beautiful blue sky. lovely.
Beautiful is an understatement 🙂 Thank for sharing
Beautiful Architecture.. Nice Photography and crisp Presentation, Indrani!
It's always a pleasure to see new places Indrani.. Thanks for sharing so many beautiful places 🙂
I dream of traveling throughout Spain. I just love the culture and the food and the architecture.
Beautifully captured Indrani!
Magnificent shots!
Such a lovely structure… 🙂 great photos!
Beautiful ..
Beautiful… so ornate, and interesting history!!
Awesome photos
Thanks for your post
Such an incredible cathedral and an incredible history as well! I visited there when I lived in Spain and it is awesome indeed! Wonderful captures and a great post for the day!! Thanks for sharing and thanks for the memories!! Have a lovely weekend!!