The Cathedral Of Seville # 17

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The Cathedral Of Seville # 17

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Allen Beatty

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Nothing prepares visitors for the astounding sight of the Seville Cathedral. This glorious monument is Christendom's largest church of Gothic style and the third-largest when compared to the Neoclassical Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City and Saint Paul's Cathedral in London. Seville's cathedral awes visitors with its sheer size and Gothic splendor. Its interior could easily fit a football stadium, and the 30-meter-tall main altarpiece is gilded with the finest gold brought back from the New World during the age of Christopher Columbus.
A symbol of the Christian Reconquest over the Moors, the cathedral was constructed between 1401 and 1506 on the site of the town's 12th-century Great Mosque. The cathedral has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, reflecting its cultural and historic importance.
A symbol of the Christian Reconquest over the Moors, the cathedral was constructed between 1401 and 1506 on the site of the town's 12th-century Great Mosque. The cathedral has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, reflecting its cultural and historic importance. Visitors could spend a few hours discovering the grandiose sanctuary, the chapels adorned with masterpieces of Spanish painting, and the treasury containing precious religious objects. A highlight is the Giralda Tower, which affords sensational panoramic views of the city.

Here we see the coffin of Christopher Columbus. But the question of where Columbus is buried is still in dispute.
Columbus died in the Spanish city of Valladolid. It was his wish that his grave be in the New World, so his daughter-in-law took Columbus' bones to the Dominican Republic, where he rested in the cathedral of Santo Domingo until 1795. But when the Spanish retreated from the Caribbean, the bones of Columbus came with them, and he's now buried in the Cathedral of Seville, the city from which he left for the New World.
Today, the Dominican Republic claims Columbus is still buried there, but, according to Wikipedia, DNA testing evidence suggests the bones in Sevilla are the real thing.
There is no dispute, though, about the catafalque itself. It's a lovely piece of art. The tomb of Columbus is carried by figures representing the kings of the four regions of Spain: Castilla, Leon, Navarra, and Aragon. ............................TravelPast50.com

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