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The Torre de la Plata (Tower of Silver) is an octagonal military tower in Andalusia, located in present-day Seville, southern Spain.[1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 7 relations: Almohad Caliphate, Andalusia, Defensive wall, Moorish architecture, Seville, Spain, Torre del Oro.

  2. Almohad architecture
  3. Buildings and structures in Seville
  4. Military history of Seville
  5. Moorish architecture in Spain
  6. Towers completed in the 13th century
  7. Towers in Spain

Almohad Caliphate

The Almohad Caliphate (خِلَافَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِينَ or دَوْلَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِينَ or ٱلدَّوْلَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِيَّةُ from unity of God) or Almohad Empire was a North African Berber Muslim empire founded in the 12th century.

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Andalusia

Andalusia (Andalucía) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain.

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Defensive wall

A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors.

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Moorish architecture

Moorish architecture is a style within Islamic architecture which developed in the western Islamic world, including al-Andalus (on the Iberian peninsula) and what is now Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia (part of the Maghreb).

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Seville

Seville (Sevilla) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Torre del Oro

The Torre del Oro (lit) is a dodecagonal military watchtower in Seville, southern Spain. Torre de la Plata and Torre del Oro are Almohad architecture, Buildings and structures in Seville, military history of Seville, Moorish architecture in Spain and Towers completed in the 13th century.

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See also

Almohad architecture

Buildings and structures in Seville

Military history of Seville

Moorish architecture in Spain

Towers completed in the 13th century

Towers in Spain

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_de_la_Plata