Walls of Seville
Defensive fortification in Seville, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Walls of Seville (Spanish: Murallas de Sevilla) are a series of defensive walls surrounding the Old Town of Seville. The city has been surrounded by walls since the Roman period, and they were maintained and modified throughout the subsequent Visigoth, Islamic and finally Castilian periods. The walls remained intact until the 19th century, when they were partially demolished after the revolution of 1868. Some parts of the walls still exist, especially around the Alcázar of Seville and some curtain walls in the barrio de la Macarena.
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Walls of Seville | |
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Native name Spanish: Murallas de Sevilla | |
Location | Sevilla, Spain |
Coordinates | 37.401976°N 5.986553°W / 37.401976; -5.986553 |
Official name | Murallas de Sevilla |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 1908 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0000093 |
The walls originally had eighteen gates or points of access, four of which survive today: Puerta de la Macarena, Puerta de Córdoba, Postigo del Aceite and Postigo del Alcázar. The extant parts of the walls maintain an Almohad appearance, mixed with Classicist air resulting from restorations carried out in the 18th century.