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The Cathedral of Seville, formally Catedral de Santa María de la Sede (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See) was begun in 1402, with construction continuing into the 16th century. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x900, 630 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Seville Cathedral Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x900, 630 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Seville Cathedral Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (664x1024, 303 KB) Description: Sevilla, Kathedrale, Innenansicht Source: eigene Fotografie, 2000 Photographer: Hans Peter Schaefer, http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (664x1024, 303 KB) Description: Sevilla, Kathedrale, Innenansicht Source: eigene Fotografie, 2000 Photographer: Hans Peter Schaefer, http://www. ... Image File history File links Seville_Massive_Se_Cathedral_Facade. ... Image File history File links Seville_Massive_Se_Cathedral_Facade. ... Seville (Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, crossed by the river Guadalquivir (, ). It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Sevilla. ... A see (from the Latin word sedem, meaning seat) is the throne (cathedra) of a bishop. ... Events September 14 - Battle of Homildon Hill. ...

It is the largest of all Roman Catholic cathedrals (Saint Peter's Basilica not being a cathedral) and also the largest Medieval Gothic religious building, in terms of both area and volume. It is 76 by 115 meters, and was built to cover the land previously occupied by the Almohad Mosque. Its central nave rises to an awesome 42 metres and even the side chapels seem tall enough to contain an ordinary church. Its main altarpiece is considered the largest in the Christian world. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Interior view, with the nave of the Cattedra in the back St. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... See also Gothic art. ... The Almohad Dynasty (From Arabic Ø§Ù„Ù…ÙˆØØ¯ÙˆÙ† al-Muwahhidun, i. ... The Badshahi Masjid in Lahore, Pakistan with an iwan at center, three domes, and five visible minarets A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ...

The interior, with the longest nave in Spain, is lavishly decorated, with a large quantity of gold evident. In the main body of the cathedral only the great box like structure of the coro stands out, filling the central portion of the nave. This opens onto the Capilla Mayor, dominated by a vast Gothic retablo comprised of 45 carved scenes from the life of Christ. The lifetime's work of a single craftsman, Pierre Dancart, this is the ultimate masterpiece of the cathedral - the largest and richest altarpiece in the world and one of the finest examples of Gothic woodcarving anywhere. This page is about the title. ...

The Cathedral also has a large collection of religious jewelry items, paintings and sculptures, along with the tomb of Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus (ca. ...

The builders reused some columns and elements from the mosque, and most famously the Giralda, originally a minaret, was converted into a bell tower. It is topped with a statue representing Faith. The Giralda is the city's most famous symbol. The Giralda The Giralda is a former Almohad minaret converted to a bell tower in Seville, Spain. ...

This cathedral was built to demonstrate Seville's wealth, as it had become a major trading center in the years after the Reconquista. The Reconquista (Reconquest) refers to the process for which the Christian Kindoms of northern Hispania, defeated and conquered the southern muslim and moorish states of the Iberian Peninsula, established since 711. ...

During the planning of the cathedral's construction, a member of the chapter was recorded to have commented "we shall have a church [so great and] of such a kind that those who see it built will think we were mad."

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World Heritage Sites in Spain

Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada | Altamira Cave | Aranjuez Cultural Landscape | Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida | Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco | Archaeological Site of Atapuerca | Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches | Burgos Cathedral | Cáceres | Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí | Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias, Seville | Cordoba | Cuenca | Doñana | Garajonay | Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture | Las Médulas | El Escorial | Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon | Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias | Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona | Palmeral of Elche | Poblet Monastery | Pyrénées - Mont Perdu (w/ France) | Renaissance Monuments of Úbeda and Baeza | Rock-Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula | Roman Walls of Lugo | Route of Santiago de Compostela | Salamanca | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries | Santa María de Guadalupe | Santiago de Compostela | Segovia and its Aqueduct | Silk Exchange in Valencia | Toledo | University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares | Works of Antoni Gaudí Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... View of the Alhambra from the Mirador St Nicolas in the Albaycin of Granada. ... The Generalife viewed from the Alhambra The Generalife was a villa with gardens used by the Muslim kings of Granada as a place of retreat. ... Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the community of Andalusia, Spain. ... Cave painting of a Bison from Altamira Outline of cave paintings. ... The Palacio Real de Aranjuez at night The Palacio Real de Aranjuez is a residence of the King of Spain, one of the Spanish royal sites. ... Roman Theater MÃ©rida is the capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. ... Tarragona Ampitheatre Tarragona is a city located in the south of Catalonia, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. ... Atapuerca, also known as Sierra de Atapuerca or Sierra Atapuerca, is an ancient karst topography region of Spain, containing several caves such as the Gran Dolina site, where fossils and stone tools of the one of the earliest known hominids in Europe have been found, dating to between 780,000... Complete name of this city: Ãvila de los Caballeros Ãvila is a town in the south of Old Castile, the capital of the province of the same name, now part of the autonomous community of Castile and LeÃ³n, Spain. ... Burgos Cathedral The Burgos Cathedral is a Gothic cathedral. ... The location of CÃ¡ceres in Extremadura, Spain CÃ¡ceres is the capital of CÃ¡ceres Province, in Extremadura, Spain. ... King Pedros Palace in the AlcÃ¡zar from the Patio de la Monteria The AlcÃ¡zar of Seville (Spanish Reales AlcÃ¡zares de Sevilla or Royal AlcÃ¡zars of Seville) is a royal palace in Seville, Spain. ... The Archivo de Indias, Seville The Archivo General de Indias (General Archive of the Indies) is the document repository, housed in Seville in the ancient merchants exchange, the Casa Lonja de Mercederes, of extremely valuable archival documents illustrating the history of the Spanish empire in the Americas and the Philippines. ... Location within Europe, Spain and Andalusia CÃ³rdoba, the Roman bridge and the Mosque-Cathedral View across the old Roman bridge towards the Mezquita Interior court of the Mezquita CÃ³rdoba is a city in AndalucÃa, southern Spain, and the capital of the province of CÃ³rdoba. ... Location of Cuenca in Spain Looking through an arch in old Cuenca Cuenca is a city (2004 pop. ... DoÃ±ana National Park (Parque Nacional de DoÃ±ana), also called Coto de DoÃ±ana, is a national park and wildlife refuge in southwestern Spain. ... Garajonay National Park (Parque nacional de Garajonay) is located in the center and north of the island of La Gomera, one of the Canary Islands. ... Flag of Eivissa (Ibiza) Eivissa or Ibiza is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea, and belonging to Spain. ... The Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (in Spanish, Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial) is an immense palace, monastery, museum, and library complex located at San Lorenzo de El Escorial (also San Lorenzo del Escorial), a town 45 kilometres (28 miles) northwest of Madrid in... A court of la AljaferÃa. ... Oviedo (Asturian, UviÃ©u; Latin, Ovetus) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. ... The Palau de la MÃºsica Catalana (Palace of Catalan Music) in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, is a concert hall built between 1905 and 1908, designed by the Catalan architect LluÃs DomÃ¨nech i Montaner. ... Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Catalan for Hospital of the Holy Cross and Saint Paul) in Barcelona, Catalonia, is a complex built between 1901 and 1930, designed by the Catalan architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. ... Flag of Elx. ... Monestir de Santa Maria de Poblet The Monestery of Santa Maria de Poblet is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1151, located in the comarca of Conca de BarberÃ , in Catalonia (Spain). ... Central Pyrenees. ... Monte Perdido (Mont Perdu in French, both meaning lost mountain) is the third highest mountain in the Pyrenees. ... El Salvador Chapel and Dean Ortegas Palace Ãšbeda (IPA: ) is a city in the province of JaÃ©n in Spains autonomous community of Andalusia. ... Santa MarÃa fountain and cathedral of Baeza Baeza (anc. ... Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Lugo in the autonomous community of Galicia in Spain. ... Scallop, St. ... 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The Obradoiro faÃ§ade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela: an all-but-Gothic composition generated entirely of classical details Santiago de Compostela (2004 pop. ... Comarca Capital and Metropolitan Area Province Segovia Autonomous community Castilla y LeÃ³n Postal code 40001-40006 Coordinate systems - Latitude: - Longitude 40Â°57 N 4Â°10 0 Surface 1636 kmÂ² Altitude 1002 m Distance 87 km from Madrid 111 km from Valladolid Population - Total (2004) - Density 55. ... Aqueduct of Segovia The Aqueduct of Segovia (or more precisely, the aqueduct bridge) is one of the most significant and best-preserved monuments left by the Romans on the Iberian Peninsula. ... La Lonja de la Seda. ... Location of Toledo in Spain Toledo is a city and municipality located in central Spain, the capital of the province of Toledo and of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. ... AlcalÃ¡ de Henares is a Spanish city. ... Antonio GaudÃ i Cornet (25 June 1852 â€“ 10 June 1926) was a Spanish architect famous for his unique style and highly individualistic designs. ...

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