Torre del Oro
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The Torre del Oro (Arabic: بُرْج الذَّهَب, romanized: burj aḏẖ-ḏẖahab, lit. 'Tower of Gold') is a dodecagonal military watchtower in Seville, southern Spain. It was erected by the Almohad Caliphate in order to control access to Seville via the Guadalquivir river.
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Type | Watchtower |
Location | Seville, Spain |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 3 June 1931 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0000887 |
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Constructed in the first third of the 13th century,[1] the tower served as a prison during the Middle Ages. 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).