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Seville Cathedral

View of the Cathedral (left) and the Archivo de Indias (right)
Religious building
LocationSeville, Andalusia, Spain
AffiliationRoman Catholic
Year consecrated1507
StatusMetropolitan cathedral
Heritage designationWorld heritage site
LeadershipArchbish. Juan Asenjo Pelegrina
Architectural description
ArchitectAlonso Martínez, Pedro Dancart, Carles Galtés de Ruan, Alonso Rodríguez
Architectural typeChurch
Architectural styleGothic
Groundbreaking1401
Specifications
Length135 m (442.9 ft)
Width300
Width nave15 m (49.2 ft)
Height (max)42 m (137.8 ft)
Spire1
Spire height105 m (344.5 ft)

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The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See ( ), better known as Seville Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). It is the largest Gothic cathedral and the third-largest church in the world.

At the time of its completion in the 16th century, it supplanted the Hagia Sophia as the largest cathedral in the world. Previously, the Hagia Sophia had held the title for more than a thousand years. The cathedral also serves as the burial site of Christopher Columbus.

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World Heritage Sites in Spain

North West|North West |
North EastCaves of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spainup|1 * Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon * Pyrénées - Mont Perduup|2 * Rock-Art on the Iberian Peninsulaup|1 * Route of Santiago de Compostelaup|1 * San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries * Vizcaya Bridge
Community of MadridAranjuez Cultural Landscape * El Escorial * University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
CentreArchaeological Ensemble of Mérida * Archaeological Site of Atapuerca * Ávila with its Extra-mural Churches * Burgos Cathedral * Cáceres * Cuenca * Las Médulas * Rock-Art on the Iberian Peninsulaup|1 * Route of Santiago de Compostelaup|1 * Salamanca * Santa María de Guadalupe * Segovia and its Aqueduct * Toledo
EastArchaeological Ensemble of Tárraco (Tarragona) * Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí * Ibiza (Biodiversity and Culture) * Palau de la Música Catalana and * Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona * Palmeral of Elche * Poblet Monastery * Rock-Art on the Iberian Peninsulaup|1 * Silk Exchange in Valencia * Works of Antoni Gaudí
SouthAlhambra, Generalife and Albayzín * Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias, Seville * Córdoba * Doñana * Renaissance Monuments of Úbeda and Baeza * Rock-Art on the Iberian Peninsulaup|1
Canary IslandsGarajonay * San Cristóbal de La Laguna * Teide National Park



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