Tower of Gold

Tower of Gold

Also known as Torre del Oro

Year

1221

Type

building

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Built around 1220 as part of the Almohad fortification of Seville's river flank, the Torre del Oro is a twelve-sided tower of rubble masonry faced with lime plaster that may once have been encrusted with glazed tiles (the source of its gold …

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