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Cathedral of seville
The third largest in the world
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The largest Gothic temple in the world and recognized by UNESCO as the second largest in Europe. It is one of the 3 monuments of the city declared World Heritage, along with La Giralda, The royale Alcazar and the Indies Archive. It’s been going on since 1987.
Whoever has the fortune to know it, will take a unique experience in life. The Cathedral of Seville is named after Saint Mary of the See.
Access to the visit of the Cathedral of Seville is through the Puerta del Lagarto. It consists of five naves and is the largest Gothic temple in Europe. In the seventeenth century, the cathedral of Seville, was still the beneficiary of donations from the rich, and was full of baroque sculptures and pictorial works of great Sevillian painters such as Murillo and Valdés Leal.
Great service. Staff at the cathedral were so helpful. Fabulous experience, the Cathedral is amazing, workmanship is awe inspiring.
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Very glad with this way of ticket sale. There was no line and I was with a few amount of people left between 17-18hrs. That was such an amazing experience.
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Very good. Our guide with red hairs was really nice, full of anecdotes about Sevilla cathedral history. The skip the line opportunity was much appreciated during the semana Santa week which is crowded.…
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Very easy to use. And saves time . I even needed to reschedule the timing and it went as smooth as you can imagine
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It was a great experience! Happy to get the chance to visit
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Amazing cathedral. Get the audio guide — best I’ve used.
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Many tours available to visit the cathedral of seville.
Highly recommended to know its history and all the ins and outs of the third largest cathedral in the world. We recommend you to take the tour that includes Alcazar + Cathedral + Giralda indispensable for your visit to the city of Seville.
Great experience! The guide was so kind and so helpful.
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Very good. Tiring. A long tour. Miguel was excellent as a tour guide..very knowledgeable. Very entertaining. Think I took over 200 photos.
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My family and I were glad we signed up for this tour. It made our trip to Sevilla more meaningful and highly educational. The guide was excellent.
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Excellent tour!! Very recommended, Our tourist guide Carmen, we told us a lot of history episodes related to the monuments and I got a lot of knowledge about city of Sevilla!
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Although the tour may seem a bit long, it is an interesting visit that allows you to know a bit better the history of Sevilla and, in particular, curiosities about the Cathedral and Alcázar. During the visit to the Cathedral you have 20 min to go to the top of the Giralda and enjoy the views. Our guide Cristina was super nice.
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Very informative tour. Carmen was great and very knowledgeable Thank you
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Highly recommended to visit
The only place that commemorates the Great Mosque that was previously under the Cathedral, is the Patio de los Naranjos, an interior garden. Christians were keen to eliminate the mosque. In 1401 began, after its destruction, the work of a cathedral of Gothic style without equal in the History of Art. The year 1420 was very important for the cultural explosion of Seville. Its architects, sculptors and painters left an indelible mark on this location worldwide in the 15th century.
In the Cathedral we can find 138 stained glass windows through which sunlight enters, creating some effects of light and color that impress.
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Schedule Cathedral of seville
Monday to Saturday 10:30h. to 19:30h. (Lockers, until 18:30 h and eviction from 19:10h.)
Sundays 14:30h. to 19:30h. (Lockers, until 18:30 h and eviction from 19:10h.)
Last access to the Cathedral and the Giralda: 18:30 h. from Monday to Sunday.
*Acces to the Giralda shall have special controls indicating in the access to each visitor their visiting time.
Estimated time of visit Cathedral and Giralda: 75 minutes
Map and plan Cathedral of seville
How to get to Cathedral of seville
Constitution avenue s/n 41004 Seville
Public transport Cathedral
Bus lines Cathedral of Seville
C4, C3, 5, 41, 42, C1 y C2 Jardines del Cristina Station How to get
Metro Alcazar of Seville
Puerta Jerez Station Line 1
Bicycle Alcazar of Seville
Service of public bicycles Sevici
Electric Motorcycle Alcazar of Seville
History Cathedral of seville
The construction of the Cathedral is awarded to the architects Juan Gil de Hontañón and Juan de Castillo. The work began between 1401 and 1507. It was inaugurated in 1528. It has a fusion of Almohad, Late Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles.
Inside is the Main Altarpiece, which is the largest altarpiece of Christianity. This monumental work by Pedro Dan Cart. The duration was 80 years to finish. It is 30 meters high by 20 meters wide, with four bodies high and seven streets. Crucifix of Calvary is named after the Christ of the Million, for the million graces he received at the end of the time of epidemics. We can find in the choir, composed of Renaissance grilles, carved in wood of Mudejar Gothic style that represent reliefs of saints of the Old and New Testament. In addition the chair intended for the king was made in 1478 by Nufro Sánchez. It houses a majestic organ that shares structure with the ashlar.
Virgen de los Reyes, patron saint of Seville
In the Cathedral of Seville we can also find the image of the patron saint of Seville, the Virgin of the Kings, which leaves in procession every year on August 15. The parts of which the Cathedral consists are: the Altarpiece, Choir, Side Chapels and Covers, the Patio of the Orange Trees and the Columbian Library, the Giralda, the Chapter Room, the Royal Chapel, the Sacristy, the Baroque Sagrario and the Neoclassical Pavilion.
On May 30, 1252, Ferdinand III died and chose to be buried in the Cathedral itself. It is his son Alfonso X who decides to continue with the expansion of the new headquarters.
The Cathedral has an archive centre that gathers the whole history of its donations and origin of its goods that dates back to the thirteenth century and culminates today.
Unesco declared it a World Heritage Site in 1987, together with the Alcázar and the Archivo de Indias and in 2010, a Property of Universal Value.
Gotic style
Great variety of architectures we find throughout the journey of the cathedral although predominates the Gothic style, it is mudejar the door of Forgiveness, almohade la Giralda, minaret of the old mosque, Renaissance facade of the Royal Chapel and the sacristy and baroque church of the Tabernacle.
Name of the doors
Gate of La Asunción, Gate of Concepcion, Gate of Bells, Gate of del Principle and Puerta de San Miguel, orange grove, Library Colombina, La Giralda, Hall Capitular, Royal Chapel, which is the Mariano Sanctuary of the City of María, of square plant and covered with a dome with lantern, The Sacristy Major, The Baroque Tabernacle, The Neoclassical Pavilion.
The seat of Seville and the Cabildo were directly supervised by King Fernando III «Holy» and his descendants. The first thing that Ferdinand III decided for the Cathedral of Seville, (document that is kept in the Archive), laid the foundations of the patrimony of the capitular clergy. He was endowed with the tithe of the almojarifazgo of the city of Seville and of all his archbishopric, he was granted the villa of Cantillana and different rents located in Chillón, Solúcar and Tejada as well as the pariahs that the king of Granada had to pay for his vassalage, with the same privileges and exemptions as the Cathedral of Toledo.
Curiosities Cathedral of seville
- John Paul II visited the Cathedral on June 12, 1993 to close the Eucharistic Congress: «The living Church of Seville saw the true potential of a diocese like Seville.» «Sevillians, you are strong in faith!»
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A lizard on the cathedral ceiling, if you heard correctly. The Sultan of Egypt, eager to establish political and economic relations with Spain, sent Alfonso X an embassy to ask for the hand of his daughter Berengaria. Among those present at the embassy were an elephant tusk, a live Nile crocodile and a domesticated giraffe, with its saddle, bite and bridles. In addition the Christian king politely rejected the sultan’s claim and sent the embassy back to Egypt, laden with good wishes and varied gifts. Both animals, the crocodile and the giraffe remained in the gardens of the Alcazar until his death. This first, the lizard, was then dissected and hung for remembrance, along with the tusk, the giraffe and the command staff that brought back the envoy of Alfonso X at the end of his embassy in Egypt.
Christopher Columbus buried here
There are great personalities buried under the Crypt of the Royal Chapel as the explorer Christopher Columbus since 1899, Peter I of Castile, Mary of Padilla, Alfonso of Castile, Beatrice of Swabia, Juan of Castile and Fadrique Alfonso of Castile.
In front of the Virgin of the Kings, there is an urn that contains the incorrupt body of King Ferdinand III decorated in silver of the seventeenth century by the goldsmiths Villaviciosa and Reciente . The urn may be open temporarily so that the body of the saint can be seen.
John Paul II visited the Cathedral on June 12, 1993 to close the Eucharistic Congress.
