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Torre del Oro
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The Torre del Oro, also known as the Golden Tower, is one of Seville´s most characteristic monuments. The 36-meter-high tower was built by the Almohads in the 12th century and was part of the Moorish city walls that ran between the Alcázar Palace and the rest of Seville. The tower was originally used to control shipping traffic on the Guadalquivir River. It was also part of a defensive structure that, together with another tower on the other side of the river, stretched a thick iron chain underwater to ward off enemy ships.
Near Torre del Oro there are docks for boat trips on the Guadalquivir River, providing a relaxing activity to see the sights from the water. The tower was used over time as a prison and later as a warehouse where valuable precious metals from the Spanish colonies were stored. This function as a store of gold and silver could be a reason for the name of the Torre del Oro.
Today the dodecagonal tower houses the Museo Naval maritime museum
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41001 Sevilla
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Spanien, Andalusienrundfahrt.
Sevilla
REISEBUCH: Rund um die Iberische Halbinsel, Bilbao - Santiago de Compostela -Porto
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