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Today: Torre del Oro, Sevilla

Place: Išbīliya (Sevilla)
Kind: Tower
Built: 1220 to 1221
What remains: Standing

A twelve-sided Almohad albarrana tower, built in 1220 and 1221 on the Guadalquivir to control the river approach to Seville. Only the lowest stage is Almohad: the second dates from the reign of Pedro I and the top from 1760. It has housed a maritime museum since 1944.

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