Hi,
This week I am working in Seville and this is allowing me to discover one of the most beautiful cities in Spain.
One of its most important monuments is the Gold Tower, which is located on one of the banks of the Guadalquivir River.
Built in 1220, its mission was to defend the port of the city and in turn defend the passage to what is now the center of the city.
I recommend you to see the splendor of this tower from the nearby bridge of San Telmo. From this point is where I took the last of the photographs at dusk, where one can see the boats that travel the Guadalquivir River and in the background a beautiful sunset with the Triana bridge in the background. As you can see I have taken a couple of shots in this area from different places of the bridge.
The tower, according to the information indicated in the hotel's tourist guide, is 36 meters high and 15 meters wide and was built in 1221.
Why is it called Gold Tower?
Well, according to the documentation in the hotel's guidebook and that consulted in several tourism pages, the origin of the name could be because it was once covered with gold. Although there are theories that indicate that the name was received because the tower housed treasures of gold and silver from the Columbian era and there are other theories that indicate that it is due to the golden reflections that the stone of the tower gives off with the intense sun that shines in Seville most of the year.
Undoubtedly, one of the most beautiful places in the city of Seville.
Greetings
