posted on 2017-07-05, 00:00authored byG. Massiot & cie
Located in Seville, Andalusia, southern Spain: it is the largest Gothic cathedral and the third-largest church in the world. At the time of its completion in the 16th century, it supplanted the Hagia Sophia as the largest cathedral in the world. Construction began in 1402 on the site of a former mosque which had been converted. The dome has collapsed twice and been rebuilt. There are over 80 chapels including a Capilla Real with the tombs of some royals. The Giralda bell tower is a converted minaret and stands 105 m tall. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
History
Alt Title
Catedral de Santa María de la Sede
Date Created
1910-01-01
Date Modified
2017-07-05
Spatial Coverage
Seville
Seville, Seville, Spain: Plaza Virgen de los Reyes; western side faces Avenida de la Constitución
+37.385833-5.993056
Temporal Coverage
before or circa 1910
Cultural Context
['Late Gothic', 'Plateresque']
Rights Statement
To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.