See for yourself why people have been awed by this magnificent structure for centuries!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Legend has it that while the Cathedral of Seville was being built, the church elders said, \u201cLet us build a church so beautiful and so grand that those who see it finished will think we are mad.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And trust us, the minute you set eyes on it, you\u2019ll have trouble picking your chin up off the floor! It\u2019s the third-largest cathedral in the world<\/a>, and the largest Gothic one, but these aren\u2019t the only things that make truly unique\u2014the history you find within its walls is what will keep you wanting to know more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on for everything you need to know (and can\u2019t miss!), for your visit to the Seville Cathedral!<\/p>\n\n\n

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A brief history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As you will find with many famous buildings in Andalusia, the cathedral has its origins with the Moors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cathedral\u2019s bell tower, the Giralda, in fact, is the old minaret that called Muslims in Seville to prayer five times a day. You may find it strange that the Catholics held on to parts leftover from the Moorish reign, but this is quite typical throughout the history of Andalusia<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until Ferdinand III conquered the city in 1248, the space where the cathedral lays was the site of the Almohad mosque, as it had been for nearly a century. As the city became one of the Catholic kingdom\u2019s predominant ports, those in charge wanted to build the largest cathedral in the world to prove their wealth and importance to outsiders. In 1402 construction for the lavish cathedral began, and wouldn\u2019t finish until over a century later, in 1506. <\/p>\n\n\n\n