Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Sevilla



Sevilla is another ancient city with archaeology predating the Romans.   The Muslims conquered the region and lost it to the Christian monarchs by 1250.  The cathedral is the largest gothic church in the world-sheer size in terms space-and there you find the Giralda which was built on the mosque minaret.  we climbed to the top.  we also visited, in very close proximity, the Alcazar, which was the caliph's palace and later expanded upon by the Christian kings.  Today it is the oldest residency of any monarch, as King Juan Carlos will stay and receive foreign dignitaries.







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