architecture

Tower of Gold

Seville, Andalusia, Spain

Torre del Oro [Spanish]

Architecture

built
1220-1221
14th century
1760
culture
Arab, Berber, Spanish
style/period
Moorish
work type by function
watchtower, prison
work type form/concept
dodecagonal plan
material
limestone, dimension stone, rammed earth
technique
masonry, wattle and daub

Specifications

height
36.0 m

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville » Casco Antiguo » Santa Cruz
local language location name
Sevilla, España [Spanish]
historical affiliations
1220-1248
Almohad Caliphate
1236-1715
Crown of Castile
Tower of Gold, northwest elevation at sundown
Tower of Gold, northwest elevation at sundown Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Tower of Gold, west elevation at sundown
Tower of Gold, west elevation at sundown Seville, Andalusia, Spain