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Giralda

The Giralda is the bell tower of Seville Cathedral, originally built as the minaret of the Great Mosque of Seville under the Almohad Caliphate in the late twelfth century. It is one of the finest surviving monuments of Almohad architecture.

Giralda
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Giralda. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/giralda
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“Giralda.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/giralda. Accessed .
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