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Seville, the tower of the gold

The tower of the gold of Seville, it is a tower be a militant member albarrana (that is to say, separate of the remainder of the wall ) that must your name to your primitive covering of blue sharks with reflex doradoes. Built in the first third of the XIII century by order of the Abù governor l, Ulà , your name is a translation of the Arab |al| , |dahab| |bury|, has twelve patrons and from your base and pedestal of chairs it throws a strong chain it crossed to the other border of the river by uniting to other roasts lightly that it existed in that place, the tower of the strength ( a tower of importance minor ) and so by protecting the entrance of the port. At present is naval museum. Contains engravings, marine letters, models, instruments ancient to sail as well as historical documents.

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