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torre del oro
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The Tower of Gold was built 1220–1221, by order of the Almohad governor of Seville, Abu l-Ulà, with a twelve-sided base. It barred the way to the Arenal district with a section of wall joining it to the Torre de la Plata, a part of the city walls that defended the Alcazar.
what is torre del oro
The torre del oro constructed in the first of the 13th century,the tower served as a prison during the Middle Ages.
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The builder was Sebastian Van Der Borcht
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Timeline
1220-1221
was build for orden of almohade abú I-Ulá
XIVwas bulid by Pedro I the evil
1760
It was built in 1760 by the military engineer Sebastian Van der Borcht.
what period is
the period was almohades
The Torre de la Plata, an octagonal tower, is located nearby, and is believed to have been constructed during the same era.
The tower is divided into three levels, the first level, dodecagonal, second level, of only 8 meters, also dodecagonal, was built by Peter of Castile in the fourteenth century, a hypothesis that has been confirmed by archaeological studies; The third and uppermost being circular in shape was added after the previous third level, Almohad, was damaged by the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. Rebuilding of the third level was made by Brusselian military engineer Sebastian Van der Borcht in 1760.
description
Its name comes from the golden shine it projected on the river, due to its building materials (a mixture of mortar, lime and pressed hay).