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06-DEC-2013

Iglesia del Salvador

The Church of El Salvador has recently been renovated and is one of the most beautiful churches in Seville. It is a Baroque church built in the 17th century and has several chapels done in gold. It has many religious sculptures by famous sculptors of the past. This is one of the finest Baroque churches in Andalusia.The church was built on top of the Mezquita of Adabbas after the Mezquita was demolished in 1671. The church construction took place between 1674 and 1679. When the church was almost finished, the church fell down on Oct. 24, 1679, leaving only the exterior walls standing. A lot of analysis was done to try to figure out why the church fell down. One of the theories was that the base on top of the old Mezquita was not solid enough. Rebuilding was restarted, with care to make the church stronger. This was finished in 1712.

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Julie Oldfield03-Jan-2014 00:59
Great POV!
Dennis Hoyne02-Jan-2014 03:26
Beautiful presentation of the dome, and as usual your background history is so interesting.
Gill Kopy02-Jan-2014 01:49
So beautiful The history reminds me of "The Pillars of the Earth" - a great insight into the building of these magnificent churches. V
John Reynolds LRPS01-Jan-2014 19:47
Great view of the dome, Jose.
Guest 01-Jan-2014 19:09
That's a cool viewpoint. Best. J
Jim Coffman01-Jan-2014 19:09
Beautifully captured,Jose!
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