Seville Cathedral - Citizendia

Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville*
UNESCO World Heritage Site

State Party	Spain
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, ii, iii, iv, vi
Reference	383
Region†	Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription	1987 (11th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO.

The Cathedral of Seville, also known as Catedral de Santa María de la Sede (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See) is the Cathedral of the city of Seville in Andalusia. The Alcázar of Seville (Spanish "Alcázares Reales de Sevilla" or "Royal Alcazars of Seville" is a royal palace in Seville, Spain. The Archivo General de Indias ("General Archive of the Indies" is the document repository housed in Seville in the ancient merchants' exchange the Casa Lonja A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex As of 2008 there are a total of 878 World Heritage Sites located in 145 "State Parties" Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe. Asia Minor, Cyprus, all of the Aegean Islands, the Canaries A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex Seville ( Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic cultural and financial capital of southern Spain. An episcopal see is the ecclesiastical domain of authority of a Bishop. It is the largest Gothic church and the fourth largest Christian church in the world. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth

1 Description
2 Timeline
3 Gallery
4 References
5 External links

Description

Construction of the cathedral was begun in 1402 and continued into the 16th century. It is the largest of all Roman Catholic cathedrals (Saint Peter's Basilica not being a cathedral) and also the largest Medieval Gothic religious building, in terms of both area and volume. The Basilica of Saint Peter (Basilica Sancti Petri officially known in Italian as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. It is 76 by 115 meters, and was built to cover the land previously occupied by the Almohad Mosque. The Almohad Dynasty (From Arabic الموحدون al-Muwahhidun, i A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger Its central nave rises to a height of 42 metres and even the side chapels seem tall enough to contain an ordinary church. Its main altarpiece is considered the largest in the Christian world. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth

The interior, with the longest nave in Spain, is lavishly decorated, with a large quantity of gold evident. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. In the main body of the cathedral only the great boxlike structure of the choir stands out, filling the central portion of the nave. This opens onto the Capilla Mayor, dominated by a vast Gothic retablo of 45 carved scenes from the life of Christ. A retablo (or lamina) is painting typically done on a wood carving Christ is the English term for the Greek ( Khristós) meaning "the anointed " The lifetime work of a single craftsman, Pierre Dancart, this is the ultimate masterpiece of the cathedral - the largest and richest altarpiece in the world and one of the finest examples of Gothic woodcarving anywhere.

The Cathedral also has a large collection of religious jewelry items, paintings and sculptures, along with the tomb of Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer

The builders reused some columns and elements from the mosque, and most famously the Giralda, originally a minaret, was converted into a bell tower. The Giralda is the Bell tower of the Cathedral of Seville in Seville, Spain, one of the largest churches in the world and an outstanding example It is topped with a statue representing Faith. The Giralda is the city's most famous symbol.

This cathedral was built to demonstrate Seville's wealth, as it had become a major trading center in the years after the Reconquista. The Reconquista (a Spanish and Portuguese word for "Reconquest" Arabic: الاسترداد, "Recapturing" was a period

During the planning of the cathedral's construction, a member of the chapter was recorded to have commented "we shall have a church [so great and] of such a kind that those who see it built will think we were mad. "

Timeline

1184 - La Giralda begun (Harvey 260)
1198 - Completion of Almohad Mosque (Montiel 12) (Harvey 260)
1248 - Conquest of Seville by Ferdinand III, mosque Christianized (Montiel 14)
1376 - Earthquake destroys minaret, replaced by bell gable (Montiel 12)
1401 - (8 July- Harvey 230) Decision made to replace former mosque (Montiel 15)
1402 - Nave begun- SW corner (Harvey 260)
1432 - Nave completed, east end started (Harvey 260)
1466 - Demolition of Royal Chapel authorized by Juan II (Montiel 15)
1467 - East end completed, vaults begun. Anchors added. (Harvey 260)
1475 - Stalls begun (Harvey 260)
1478 - Stalls completed (Harvey 260)
1481 - Doorways in high altar completed (Montiel 16)
1482 - Retablo Mayor begun (ALTARPIECE) (Harvey 260)
1498 - Vaults completed, lantern begun (Harvey 260)*
1506 - Main dome (lantern) completed (Montiel 16) (Harvey 260)
1511 - Lantern collapses, rebuilding begins (Montiel 16) (Harvey 260)
1515 - New choir vaults completed (Montiel 16)*
1517 - New transept vaults completed (Montiel 16)*
1519 - Lantern rebuilding completed (Harvey 260)
1526 - Retablo Mayor completed (Harvey 260)
1551 - Capilla Real begun (Harvey 260)
1558 - Belfry replaces bell gable (Montiel 12)
1568 - Giralda, top stages (Harvey 260)
1575 - Capilla Real completed (Harvey 260)
1888 - Main dome and vaults collapse (Montiel 16)

Gallery

Seville Cathedral	Exterior of the Cathedral (South view)	Cathedral view from Plaza del Triunfo	Façade of the Cathedral. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Giralda as seen from the outside wall of the Patio de los Naranjos	Giralda from Plaza Virgen de Los Reyes	Cathedral roofs as seen from the Giralda	Interior of the Cathedral
Inside the Cathedral	Inside the Cathedral	Inside the Cathedral	Sepulchre of Columbus
Cathedral Treasure	Gate to the Patio de los Naranjos, part of the old Almohad mosque, now annexed to the Cathedral. The Giralda is the Bell tower of the Cathedral of Seville in Seville, Spain, one of the largest churches in the world and an outstanding example The Almohad Dynasty (From Arabic الموحدون al-Muwahhidun, i A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger	Cathedral from the Patio de los Naranjos.	Pierre Dancart's masterpiece, considered one of the finest altarpieces in the world.