Giralda

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The Giralda is a famous bell tower in Seville, Spain, originally built as a minaret during the Almohad period and later converted for use by the adjoining cathedral.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bell tower ⓘ
bronze sculpture ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
minaret ⓘ
weather vane ⓘ
accessMethod interior ramps ⓘ
adjacentTo Seville Cathedral ⓘ
allowsPublicAccess yes ⓘ
architectForRenaissanceTop Hernán Ruiz the Younger ⓘ
architecturalStyle Almohad architecture ⓘ
Moorish architecture ⓘ
Mudéjar architecture ⓘ
Renaissance architecture ⓘ
builtDuring Almohad period ⓘ
builtFor Great Mosque of Seville ⓘ
constructionEnd 1198 ⓘ
constructionStart 1184 ⓘ
coordinateLocation approx. 37.386°N 5.993°W ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
currentFunction bell tower ⓘ
hasPart El Giraldillo ⓘ
Giralillo (bell section) ⓘ
belfry ⓘ
cupola ⓘ
lantern ⓘ
ramps ⓘ
weather vane ⓘ
height approximately 104 m ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageDesignationPartOf Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville ⓘ
inception 12th century ⓘ
locatedIn Andalusia ⓘ
locatedOn Giralda ⓘ
location Seville ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
modification 16th century Renaissance additions ⓘ
notableFeature combination of Islamic and Christian architectural elements ⓘ
originalFunction minaret ⓘ
partOf Seville Cathedral complex ⓘ
linked to: Seville Cathedral
religiousAffiliation Islam (original) ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
symbolOf Andalusia ⓘ
Seville ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1987 ⓘ
worldHeritageSiteOf UNESCO ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seville Cathedral → contains → Giralda ⓘ
Almohad dynasty → notableBuilding → Giralda of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
Ferry Building → inspiredBy → Giralda tower in Seville ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
Koutoubia Mosque → inspired → Giralda of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
Sevillian → associatedWithHistoricalHeritage → Giralda of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
El Giraldillo → locatedOn → Giralda ⓘ
subject linked to: Giralda
Patio de los Naranjos → hasAccess → Giralda tower ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
Catedral de Santa María de la Sede → hasComponent → La Giralda ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
Catedral de Santa María de la Sede → hasBellTower → La Giralda ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
Seville → hasLandmark → Giralda ⓘ
Archbishop of Seville → associatedBuilding → Giralda bell tower ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
Moorish architecture → hasNotableExample → Giralda of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
Calle Betis → hasViewOf → Giralda ⓘ
Semana Santa in Seville → centralPlaceOfWorship → La Giralda complex ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
Avenida de la Constitución → hasView → Giralda tower ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
Plaza de San Francisco → near → Giralda ⓘ
Archivo de Indias square → hasViewOf → Giralda tower ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
Giralillo (bell section) → adjacentTo → Renaissance belfry of the Giralda ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
Giralillo (bell section) → partOf → bell tower of Seville Cathedral ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
El Giraldillo → crowns → La Giralda ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
El Giraldillo → locatedOn → Giralda tower ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
El Giraldillo → symbolOf → La Giralda ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
Hernán Ruiz the Younger → notableWork → bell chamber of the Giralda ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
Hernán Ruiz the Younger → notableWork → lantern of the Giralda ⓘ
linked to: Giralda
Plaza del Triunfo → hasViewOf → Giralda ⓘ