| LC control no. | sh 90003232 |
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| Topical heading | Giralda (Seville, Spain) |
| See also | Towers--Spain |
| Found in | Work cat.: La Giralda, 1988: p. 13 (famous tower of Seville) Baedeker, K. Spain and Portugal, 1913 ("the most beautiful building in the city"; orig. the minaret of a Moorish mosque erected 1184-90; part of the building material was from Roman remains; in 1568 the present upper section of the tower was built, inc. the bronze figure called the Giraldillo which gives the tower its name) EspanĚa y Portugal, 1952 (Giralda, famous tower of the cathedral) Espagne, 1987 ("la merveille de Seville"; the present "tour colossale" was erected at the end of the 12th cent.) Encic. univ. illus. under Sevilla (famous tower of Seville's cathedral; physically separate from the rest of the cathedral; topped by the bronze statue representing faith, the Giraldillo, from which its name is derived) |
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