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| navigate by keyword : 13th access ages almohad and building caliphate century comes control del dodecagonal due during english erected first from gold golden guadalquivir hay its lime materials middle military mixture mortar name order oro pressed prison projected river rivernnconstructed served seville shine southern spain third torre tower via was watchtower |
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| The Torre del Oro English: `Tower of Gold` is a dodecagonal military watchtower in Seville, southern Spain. It was erected by the Almohad Caliphate in order to control access to Seville via the Guadalquivir river. Constructed in the first third of the 13th century, the tower served as a prison during the Middle Ages. Its name comes from the golden shine it projected on the river, due to its building materials a mixture of mortar, lime and pressed hay. |
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