This panoramic view over Sevilla can only be seen from one place: La Giralda, which is what the clock tower of Sevilla's cathedral is called. Originally, this tower was built as the minaret of a mosque during the Moorish reign of the Iberian peninsula.
In a mosque, the main purpose of a minaret is to make the calls for prayer audible in the entire city. Since La Giralda is quite a high tower, the muezzin of Sevilla's mosque refused to do this exhausting climb five times a day, so the clever architect thought of a solution: Instead of stairs, there are 35 platforms inside the tower that are connected with ramps, so the muezzin could comfortably sit back on his donkey that would then walk all the way to the top!
When the Catholic kings of Spain had managed to reconquer Sevilla in 1248, they decided to rebuild the beautiful mosque into a cathedral. On top of the tower, they put a small addition where they used 17 steps, the only steps in the whole tower. So thank you, Spanish kings, that I had to walk all the way up instead of enjoying a donkey ride!
On the other hand, the Christians have found another way to call for prayer than going to the top of the tower in person:
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The camera I used to capture this photo is a Nikon D5500 (APS-C) with a Nikon 10-20mm F4,5–5,6 and a Nikon 18-140mm F3.5-5.6 lens.
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