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A grave of a minister within the Cathedral of Seville

The Seville Cathedral is one of the largest churches in the world, and the largest Gothic building in Europe. The Cathedral was built on the site of an Almohad Mosque. The only thing that remains from the mosque is the orange garden and the minaret. The Christians did put a bell tower on top of the minaret though. There are no stairs in this minaret, but ramps (34 levels). The reason for this, was to give the muezzin (the person calling for prayer) the possibility to ride his horse up and down the minaret. The minaret is called "la Giralda" (named after the weather vane on its summit).

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