Otherwise known as the Cathedral of the Midnight Bells (that’s my name for it at least), the Seville Cathedral is pretty magnificent. It was completed in the early 16th century, and upon it’s completion was the largest cathedral in the world. Some weird rule about “seats” and “Bishops” means this is still the largest “Cathedral” in the world. Sounds like the rules from Footloose. It’s definitely big!
Nice organ.
The Cathedral is the final resting site for Christopher Columbus. His bones have done some travelling! Columbus died in 1506 in Villadolid, Spain. He was briefly interred in Villadolid (#1), then in a monastery in Seville (#2). In 1542 he as then moved to Hispaniola (#3) (currently Dominican Republic). In 1795, France took control of the island, so the Italian needed to move again, this time to Havana, Cuba (#4). Finally, in 1898, he was moved to the Cathedral of the Midnight Bells (my designation) (#5). I hope I move that much when I’m dead!
You can hike up into Giralda Tower, the bell tower of the Cathedral. I searched for as much cotton and tape as I could find, and we headed up…..35 stories!
The Cathedral below, in all it’s glory. The Giralda tower is the former minaret of the mosque that stood before the Spanish kicked them out. 343 feet high and my butt is feeling every foot of it today!
Here is a view of Giralda tower at night.
