Seville Cathedral

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Gothic cathedral Roman Catholic cathedral World Heritage Site landmark

Seville Cathedral is a vast Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville, Spain, renowned as one of the largest churches in the world and noted for housing the tomb of Christopher Columbus.

Aliases (8)

Giralda ×2
Capilla Mayor ×1
Cathedral of Seville ×1
Giralda of Seville ×1
Giralda tower of Seville Cathedral ×1
Royal Chapel of Seville ×1
Seville Cathedral complex ×1
former Almohad Great Mosque of Seville ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic cathedral → Roman Catholic cathedral → World Heritage Site → landmark →
alsoKnownAs	Catedral de Santa María de la Sede → Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See →
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture → Gothic architecture → Renaissance architecture →
builtOnSiteOf	former Almohad Great Mosque of Seville →
consecrationYear	1507 →
constructionEnd	16th century →
constructionStart	1401 →
contains	Capilla Mayor → Giralda → Patio de los Naranjos → Royal Chapel of Seville → tomb of Christopher Columbus →
country	Spain →
dedicatedTo	Saint Mary of the See →
denomination	Roman Catholic Church →
diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville →
floorArea	approximately 11,500 square metres →
groundbreaking	1401 →
hasBellTower	Giralda →
hasFeature	chapter house → large Gothic retable in the Capilla Mayor → sacristy →
hasOrgan	pipe organ →
heritageDesignation	Bien de Interés Cultural →
heritageDesignationDate	1928 →
length	about 135 metres →
locatedIn	Andalusia → Seville →
naveHeight	about 42 metres →
notableFor	being one of the largest churches in the world → being the largest Gothic cathedral in the world →
originalFunctionOfGiralda	minaret →
partOf	Historic Centre of Seville →
religion	Catholicism →
status	metropolitan cathedral →
touristAttraction	major tourist attraction in Seville →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(i) → (ii) → (iii) → (iv) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	383 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1987 →
width	about 76 metres →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alfonso X of Castile ("Cathedral of Seville") → Christopher Columbus → Ferdinand Columbus →	burialPlace
Seville Cathedral ("Capilla Mayor") → Seville Cathedral ("Royal Chapel of Seville") →	contains
Seville → Seville ("Giralda") →	hasLandmark
Seville Cathedral ("former Almohad Great Mosque of Seville") →	builtOnSiteOf
Wrigley Building ("Giralda tower of Seville Cathedral") →	designInspiredBy
Andalusia ("Giralda") →	heritageSite
Ferdinand Columbus →	libraryLocation
Islamic Spain ("Giralda of Seville") →	notableBuilding
Casa de Contratación ("Seville Cathedral complex") →	relatedTo
Seville →	UNESCOWorldHeritageSite