Torre de la Plata

The Torre de la Plata (Spanish: Tower of Silver) is an octagonal military tower in Al-Andalus, located in present-day Seville, southern Spain. It was constructed by the Almohad Caliphate.

The Torre de la Plata.

History

The tower dates from the thirteenth century and was linked by the city wall to another Moorish fortification, the Torre del Oro.

The neglected tower had been overgrown with vegetation and occupied by homeless people. It was restored in 1992.

gollark: ++userdata inc "atmospheric bee concentration" 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
gollark: Yes, it slightly doesn't verify that.
gollark: It has to be slightly shorter to fit the key (although that's not *necessary* and there's an option to not show), and I also don't want giant long spammy ones much.
gollark: ++userdata get bismuth
gollark: * apiobee

References

  • Translated from the Spanish Wikipedia article

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.