Tower of Gold

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Tower of Gold is a historic 13th-century watchtower in Seville, Spain, that once formed part of the city’s defensive walls along the Guadalquivir River.

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Tower of Gold canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic monument ⓘ
military structure ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
tower ⓘ
watchtower ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Torre del Oro ⓘ
architecturalStyle Almohad architecture ⓘ
builtBy Almohad Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Almohad dynasty
constructionEnd 1221 ⓘ
constructionStart 1220 ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
currentUse maritime museum ⓘ
tourist viewpoint ⓘ
etymology name possibly from golden tiles or reflection on river ⓘ
floorCount 3 ⓘ
hasMuseum Naval Museum of Seville ⓘ
hasPart cylindrical top section ⓘ
dodecagonal base tower ⓘ
smaller upper tower ⓘ
height approximately 36 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry Spain ⓘ
heritageDesignationStart 1931 ⓘ
heritageDesignationType Monumento ⓘ
inception 13th century ⓘ
locatedIn Andalusia ⓘ
Seville ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
locatedInNeighborhood Arenal neighborhood ⓘ
locatedNear Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza ⓘ
linked to: Maestranza bullring

San Telmo Bridge ⓘ
locatedOnWatercourse Guadalquivir River ⓘ
managedBy Spanish Navy ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
lime mortar ⓘ
masonry ⓘ
stone ⓘ
offersViewOf Guadalquivir River ⓘ
historic center of Seville ⓘ
originalFunction control of river access ⓘ
defensive tower ⓘ
watchtower ⓘ
ownedBy Spanish state ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Spain
partOf defensive walls of Seville ⓘ
significantEvent damaged by 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
restoration in 18th century ⓘ
restoration in 20th century ⓘ
touristAttractionStatus major monument of Seville ⓘ
usedFor customs control ⓘ
harbor control ⓘ
prison ⓘ
storage of precious goods ⓘ

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Torre del Oro → nameMeaning → Tower of Gold ⓘ