giralda

San Siro, like a Spanish giralda, a minaret of pinnacles and pyramids and dome bubbles, with windows showing heavy bells, old clocks, and sundials painted on the walls, and a cupola of green and yellow tiles like serpent-scales, to crown the whole.

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series John Addington Symonds 1866

San Siro, like a Spanish giralda, a minaret of pinnacles and pyramids and dome bubbles, with windows showing heavy bells, old clocks, and sundials painted on the walls, and a cupola of green and yellow tiles like serpent-scales, to crown the whole.

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III John Addington Symonds 1866

The cathedral and its giralda (tower), the Plaza de España, and the Jewish quarter are popular tourist attractions in Seville.

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