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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Retablo Mayor
Santa María de la Sede, Practical Information
the cathedral’s patron Avenida de la Constitución.
saint, sits at the high Map 3 C2. Tel 954 56 57 43.
altar below a water- Cathedral & La Giralda: Open
fall of gold. The 44 11am–3:30pm Mon, 11am–5pm
gilded relief panels Tue–Sat, 2:30–6:30pm Sun. &
of the reredos were 9 4:30–6pm Mon by appt.
carved by Spanish Cathedral: 5 summer: 8–9am;
and Flemish sculp- winter: 8–10:30am. Capilla Mayor:
tors between 1482 5 8am–2pm, 4–7pm.
and 1564. ∑ catedraldesevilla.es
Transport
 Puerta Jerez. v Archivo de
Indias. @ C3, C4, C5, 5, 41.

Main
entrance

. Capilla Mayor
Monumental iron grilles forged
in 1518–32 enclose the main
chapel, which is dom inated by
the overwhelming Retablo Mayor.

The Rise of
La Giralda
The tower was built
as a minaret in 1198.
In the 14th century
the bronze spheres
at its top were
replaced by Chris-
tian symbols. A new
belfry was planned
in 1557, but built
to a more ornate
design by Hernán
Ruiz in 1568. 1198 1400 1557 (plan) 1568

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