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The
Giralda
is a 104.5 m (343 ft) tall
bell tower
for the
Seville Cathedral
in
Seville
,
Andalusia
,
Spain
. It was originally constructed as a
minaret
in 1198, when Seville was ruled by the
Almohad Caliphate
. After the city was taken by the Christians in the
Reconquista
, the city's mosque was converted to a church. The upper third of the structure was completed during the
Spanish Renaissance
.
Photo:
David Iliff
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