Torre del Oro
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The Torre del Oro is a dodecagonal military watchtower in Seville, southern Spain. It was erected by the Almohad Caliphate in order to control access to Seville via the Guadalquivir river.
The Torre del Oro, view from the north.
This image shows completely the levels that are not Almohads, the second and the third level.
David Roberts - The Torre del Oro (1833)
Charles Clifford - El Guadalquivir, la Torre del Oro, Sevilla (ca 1862)
Guadalquivir
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The Guadalquivir is the fifth-longest river in the Iberian Peninsula and the second-longest river with its entire length in Spain. The Guadalquivir is the only major navigable river in Spain. Currentl
Torre del Oro
…is a dodecagonal military watchtower in Seville, southern Spain. It was erected by the Almohad Caliphate in order to control access to Seville via the Guadalquivir river. Constructed in the first third of the 13th century, the tower served as a prison during the Middle Ages. Its name comes from the golden shine…
The Guadalquivir passing near Almodóvar del Río
Birth of the Guadalquivir
1892 flood in Seville