Torre del Oro

The Torre del Oro is a dodecagonal military watchtower in , southern . It was erected by the Almohad Caliphate in order to control access to Seville via the river.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alcázar of Seville and Teatro de la Maestranza.

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The , officially called Royal , is a historic royal palace in , and one of the official residences of the Spanish royal family. is situated 540 metres east of Torre del Oro.

Theater building
The is an opera house located in , . The theatre was conceived to be one of the main cultural venues of the Seville Expo '92, and the first performance took place in 1991, shortly before the inauguration of the Universal Exposition. is situated 190 metres north of Torre del Oro.

Castle
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The Palace of San Telmo is a historic edifice in , southern , formerly the Universidad de Mareantes, now the seat of the presidency of the Andalusian Autonomous Government. is situated 350 metres southeast of Torre del Oro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Real Casa de la Moneda and El Arenal.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in the historical centre of , the Casco Antiguo. It lies on the east bank of the river to the west of the old Jewish Quarter, , and south of the neighbourhoods of Museo and .

Torre del Oro

Latitude
37.3824° or 37° 22′ 57″ north
Longitude
-5.99632° or 5° 59′ 47″ west
Height
30 metres (98 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8C9P92J3+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28112279
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q943873
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Torre del Oro” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج الذهب”
  • Armenian: “Տոռե դել Օրո”
  • Basque: “Torre del Oro”
  • Basque: “Urrearen Dorrea”
  • Bengali: “টোরে দেল ওরো”
  • Catalan: “Torre de l’Or”
  • Catalan: “Torre del Oro (Sevilla)”
  • Catalan: “Torre del Oro”
  • Chinese: “黃金塔”
  • Chinese: “黄金塔”
  • Danish: “Torre del Oro”
  • Dutch: “Torre del Oro”
  • Esperanto: “Ora Turo”
  • Esperanto: “Turo de la Oro”
  • Estonian: “Torre del Oro”
  • Finnish: “Torre del Oro”
  • French: “La tour d’or de sévillle”
  • French: “Torre del Oro (Sevilla)”
  • French: “Torre del Oro”
  • French: “Tour de l’Or”
  • Galician: “Torre del Oro (Sevilla)”
  • Galician: “Torre del Oro”
  • German: “Torre del Oro (Sevilla)”
  • German: “Torre del Oro”
  • Greek: “Τόρρε ντελ Όρο”
  • Guarani: “Torre del Oro”
  • Hebrew: “טורה דל אורו”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל הזהב”
  • Hungarian: “Torre del Oro”
  • Indonesian: “Torre del Oro”
  • Italian: “Torre del Oro”
  • Italian: “Torre dell’Oro”
  • Japanese: “トーレ・デル・オロ”
  • Korean: “황금의 탑”
  • Macedonian: “Златна кула”
  • Polish: “Torre del Oro”
  • Portuguese: “Torre del Oro”
  • Russian: “Торре дель Оро”
  • Russian: “Торре-дель-Оро”
  • Slovenian: “Torre del Oro”
  • Spanish: “Torre del Oro de Sevilla”
  • Spanish: “Torre del Oro”
  • Swedish: “Torre del Oro”
  • Turkish: “Altın Kule, Sevilla”
  • Ukrainian: “Торре-дель-Оро”
  • Urdu: “سنہری برج”
  • Western Panjabi: “ٹورے ڈل اورو”

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