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Torre del Oro (Golden Tower), Seville, Andalusia, Spain, 2007. Artist: Samuel Magal

Torre del Oro (Golden Tower), Seville, Andalusia, Spain, 2007. Artist: Samuel Magal

2-370-127 - Samuel Magal/Sites & Photos/Heritage Images

Torre del Oro (Golden Tower), Seville, Andalusia, Spain, 2007. This dodecagonal military watchtower was built by the Moorish Almohad rulers of Andalusia in the 13th century. After the Reconquista it served as a prison, then as a secure store for precious metals brought from the New World by Spanish treasure fleets, which possibly gives rise to the tower's name. The top, circular section was added in 1760. Today the tower houses a naval museum.

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Creator
  1. Samuel Magal, attributed to: : Photographer, head researcher and archivist of Sites and Photos
Medium
  1. Photograph
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World Europe Spain Andalusia Seville Seville

  1. 37 22 38 N , 005 59 13 W

World Europe Spain Andalusia

  1. 37 36 00 N , 004 30 00 W
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Locations & Buildings Castles

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3419x5129
File Size : 51,376kb

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  1. R90241668
  1. 0470013085
  1. 0740001191
  1. 2-370-127
  1. 2370127

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