Seville Cathedral was begun in 1402 on the site of an Almohad grand mosque. The Gothic structure was completed in 1506 to 1507, and after the lantern collapsed in 1511 it was rebuilt, with the work finished in 1519. It is a Catholic church in the Gothic style, with Moorish and Renaissance elements.
It measures 443 feet by 328 feet (135 m by 100 m) and is the largest Gothic cathedral in the world. The Giralda, the former minaret, is 343 feet (104.5 m) tall, and a belfry was added to it in the 16th century. The statue El Giraldillo was installed in 1568. The Patio de los Naranjos, the former courtyard for ritual washing, contains a fountain and orange trees.
The vast Gothic retable depicts scenes from the life of Christ, and Christopher Columbus is buried inside. UNESCO listed the cathedral in 1987.
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