Campanario de la Giralda

Today: La Giralda (cuerpo de campanas y Giraldillo), Sevilla

Place: Sevilla
Kind: Tower
Built: 1558 to 1568
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

The Renaissance crown of the cathedral's bell tower, which Hernán Ruiz II designed after being chosen in December 1557 and built from 1558 to 1568. The bell stage dates from 1560 to 1562, and the Giraldillo, a bronze statue of Faith cast by Bartolomé Morel, was put in place on 13 August 1568. With the statue the tower is 94.69 metres tall, and the bell level is the part that can be visited.

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