Seville · Spain

Catedral de Sevilla y Giralda

Seville Cathedral & Giralda

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World's largest Gothic cathedral — Columbus is buried here and the bell tower was once a mosque minaret

The world's largest Gothic cathedral, built between 1402 and 1506 on the site of the great 12th-century Almohad mosque. The Giralda — the former minaret, now bell tower — rises 104m and you ascend by a series of ramps so gentle that the muezzin once rode a horse to the top. Inside: Columbus's tomb, Goya paintings, a 475kg silver monstrance, and the stunning Capilla Mayor altarpiece depicting 36 scenes from Christ's life.