1.0Gavilansevilla.com (en)https://gavilansevilla.com/enC. Gavilánhttps://gavilansevilla.com/en/author/carmen/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Cfvr9gq9bq"><a href="https://gavilansevilla.com/en/golden-tower/">Golden Tower</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gavilansevilla.com/en/golden-tower/embed/#?secret=Cfvr9gq9bq" width="600" height="338" title="“Golden Tower” — Gavilansevilla.com (en)" data-secret="Cfvr9gq9bq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://gavilansevilla.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/05/portada-sevigliana.com-ver-lugares-torre-oro-cw-scaled.jpg25601700The watchtower of Seville This, with the Giralda, is the second symbol of Seville. While both are towers, the Giralda is the companion of the Cathedral as well as the original minaret of the former mosque, the Golden Tower rises from the banks of the Guadalquivir, without any company to give it context, but it gives elegance and personality to the city.  Almohade defence It was a defence tower, called Albarrana Tower, and it was at the end of the wall that came directly from the Alcazar. It passed by the current Santander Street and joined with the Silver Tower, today almost unnoticeable. Nevertheless, the demolition of the walls in the 19th century left the tower on its own, being the only testimony to the fortifications that once existed. It was constructed by the Almohads as […]