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| Giralda; the original minaret is neatly contained inside |
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| Subtle warnings |
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| 24 stories, I think, via 17 degree ramps like this |
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| Interesting historical displays en route |
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| And views |
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| The original was Moorish |
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| Memo to self: always time bell tower ascents to avoid summit during ringing of bells |
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| Alcazar gardens |
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| Orangery, originally ablution area |
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| Bull "fighting" arena |
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| Us, over-exposed |
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| Happily, there doing a cleaning and the facade here affords a good before/after view |
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| In the entry/museum, a nice head shot of John the Baptist |
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| Unusual view too |
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| Not sure whether the orangery/ablution area is included in the size of the church |
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| The cathedral's most popular/important possession: the more or less authenticated tomb of Cristobal Colon; in 2010, it was almost too dark to photograph |
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| Crossing vaulting; about as fancy as it gets; very, very late Gothic |
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| Altar thing...tons of Peruvian gold |
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| Choir |
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| Organ bit |
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| "Walter, they're calling the cops, put the piece away, man" |
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| Tourists fascinated by |
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| A thorn from the Crown of Thorns |
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| Thus |
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| Among the seeming dozens of side chapels |
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| Increible...the fine print at the bottom says that just because it's in the Guiness book doesn't mean it's true... |
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| Nice tile, with relic inside |
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| Famous Ribera painting |
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| Personally, I think any Spanish Gothic needs to have an asterisk or maybe quotation marks; there is scarcely enough natural light in the cathedral here to read |
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| There is great beauty, however |
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| Nave vaulting |
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| Tour guide who seems to have lost his flock |
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| Colonel Tapas, Tapas King, and McTapas can't be far away |
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| Still love the old tiles |
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| Oranges mostly gone but still a few here and there |
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| Charlton Heston monument still there |
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| Tiles benches in the beautiful park |
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| All dressed up but no date for Feria... |
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| Minding my own business, appreciating the incredible rubber trees in park... |
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| And a Feria carriage whooshes by |
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| Incredible roots, including the aerials |
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| Beautiful spring growth |
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| Wall of broken tile pieces from 18th century earthquake |
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| Cathedral |
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| Wonderful color everywhere, especially the jacarandas |
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| Mozart statue outside the opera house (Figaro...Seville...) |
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| Famous animal wrongs activist |
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| Famous animal wrongs arena |
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| Antonio Garcia hats for every occasion |
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| Statue of Velazquez atop historic building |
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| Hey, it's Feria! |
