Living TRAVEL - SPAIN - 2019
SEVILLE CATHEDRAL
Seville Cathedral - Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See; consecrated in 1507 AD, taking over from Hagia Sophia in Istanbul as the largest cathedral in the world, a title the Byzantine church had held for nearly a thousand years
Seville Cathedral
History: 1172-1248 Almohad mosque,
1248-1434 "Christianized mosque", 1434-1517 and on - Seville cathedral
Plan view of Seville Cathedral (135m x 100m), seen from La Giralda belltower
View over the the church, of Seville, from La Giralda belltower
La Giralda - belltower of Seville Cathedral
Built in the 12th century over and above the existing Muslim minaret
The Great Altar of Seville Cathedral - upper part (reminiscent of the altar of Toledo cathedral)
The Great Altar of Seville Cathedral - lower part (reminiscent of the altar of Toledo cathedral)
(the Retablo Mayor, 20 m tall, with 45 scenes of Christ)
Detail of side panel of the Great Altar
Another detail of the side of the Main Altar
The Choir of Seville Cathedral
Stained glass window, Seville Cathedral
The tomb of Christopher Columbus, within the Seville Cathedral
The tomb of Christopher Columbus, within the Seville Cathedral
The tomb in the Seville Cathedral of Cardinal Juan de Cervantes and Bocanegra, died 1453 AD
In Seville Cathedral
Monstrance, Seville Cathedral
Window, Seville Cathedral
One of the 80 side altars/chapels in the Seville Cathedral