What to see in Municipality Seville

Location: municipality Seville »
Latitude: 37.38247280
Longtitude: -5.99629280

The "Golden tower" in Sevilla  was constructed in the 13th century by the Almohads and formed part of the Almohad defence system. It was a flanking tower (defensive tower) and was united to the Royal Alcazar Palace by a wall piece.

The Gold Tower has a main body of dodecagonal floor, an intermediate body of hexagonal floor, and a final stage of circular floor, added in the 18th century by Sebastián Van der Bocht. From its plinth of ashlar masonry a strong chain reached across the river protecting the entrance of the port.

In 1944 the tower became Naval Museum dependent on the Ministry of Navy. It contains important graphical and written documentation on the nautical history of the city.

Its name is due to the fact that it was formally covered with golden tiles. There is another version that claims that the name stems from the boats returning from America loaded with gold and much wealth. This tower has had different uses: wharf, lighthouse, prison, house, chapel, etc.