GIRALDA

hērälˈdä, the famous tower adjoining the Cathedral of Seville, Spain. It was built (1163–84) to serve as minaret to the main mosque of Seville, on the site of which the cathedral now stands. In 1568 it was converted into a bell tower by the addition of an ornate Renaissance superstructure on the simple square Moorish tower. The original square minaret, with an interior ramp, is 197 ft (60 m) high; the superstructure adds 123 ft (37 m).

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books on: Giralda  - 158 results

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Selected Essays
Book by J. B. Morton, Hilaire Belloc; Methuen, 1948
Subjects: Essays
...therefore of the world. They praise the Giralda of Seville, the great tower outside the...down their own blood. The beauty of the Giralda is not an Islamic beauty, though Islam...Atlantic Seas, towards its sister, the Giralda: an imperfect thing looking at a perfected...
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Moorish Spain: Cordoba, Seville, Granada
Book by Enrique Sordo, Wim Swaan; Elek Books, 1963
Subjects: Arabs--Spain, Art, Islamic
The Giralda and the Alcazar The best period for art in Moslem Seville was in the...Cathedral once the great mosque , from which rises the magnificent Giralda. The Giralda ill . 29 is the most popular monument in Seville and one of the best...
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Familiar Spanish Travels
Book by W. D. Howells; Harper & Brothers, 1913
Subjects: Spain--Description And Travel
...spirit achieves an impossible harmony. The Giralda, however, chiefly works its enchantment...hope to do an unrivaled picture of the Giralda; but that time is gone; and if the reader...roofs and see the mighty bells of the Giralda rioting far aloof, flinging themselves...
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The Age of Faith: A History of Medieval Civilization -Christian, Islamic, and Judaic - from Constantine to Dante: A.D. 325-1300
Book by Will Durant; Simon and Schuster, 1950
Subjects: Civilization, Christian--History, Civilization, Islamic--History, Civilization, Medieval--History, Jews--Civilization--History
...Alhambra at Granada and the Alcazar and Giralda at Seville. The new architectural style...minaret of the mosque, known to us as the Giralda. The conquering Christians transformed...the vast cathedral of Seville. Of the Giralda the lowest 230 feet are of the original...
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Cantares: Canticles and Poems of Youth, 1925-1932
Book by Angelico Chavez, Nasarío García; Arte Publico, 2000
Subjects: Christian Poetry, American, Hispanic Americans--Poetry, New Mexico--Poetry
Giralda Have you seen her picture yet? Its a secret...few. Now, if you only knew How I treasure my Giralda, For that is what shes called-ah! You smile again- Verily, the fair Giralda Is the fairest one in Spain. In all my life...
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journal articles on: Giralda  - 14 results

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Seductively Spanish-programming Ideas for Spanish Song Repertoire
Journal article by Suzanne Rhodes Draayer; Journal of Singing, Vol. 67, 2011
...del Parque," "Noche de Feria," "El Fantasma," "La Giralda," "Ofrenda") Fernando Periquet Tonadillas, Enrique Granados...Maillot (La Loca de Toledo), Adolphe Adam (El Toreador y la Giralda), Camille Saint-Saens (Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra...
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Class, Ethnicity, and Color in the Making of Brazilian Football
Journal article by Jose Sergio Leite Lopes; Daedalus, Vol. 129, 2000
Subjects: Brazil--Athletics, Soccer--Brazil
...Estudos Histacute{o}ricos (24) (1999). (19.) See Giralda Seyferth, "A invenctilde{a}o da raca e o poder discricionacute...Filho, O Negro no Futebol Brasileiro, chap. 5. (32.) See Giralda Seyferth, "As Cihat{e}ncias Sociais no Brasil e a questtilde...
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Books Recently Published
Journal article by Julia Graepel, Karen R. Little; Music Library Association. Notes, Vol. 62, 2005
...Novo, Daniel. Antonio Machado y Alvarez, "Demofilo": vida y obra del primer flamencologo espanol. Sevilla: Ediciones Giralda, 2001. 378 p. ISBN 8488409389. LC 2005-372087. Pla, Albert. El nombre que nos roba las novias: letras (1989-2003...
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Don Quijote's Barcelona: Echoes of Hercules' Non Plus Ultra
Journal article by Frederick A. De Armas; Cervantes: Bulletin of the Cervantes Society of America, Vol. 29, 2009
...had done to Hercules. The four labors that the disguised Sanson pretends to have completed, such as defying the "giganta" Giralda in Sevilla (1978, 2.14.134-35), poke fun at Herculess travails. (23) The fifth, he claims, is the defeat of...
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Panacea or Pathetic Fallacy? the Swiss Ban on Minarets
Journal article by Lorenz Langer; Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 43, 2010
Subjects: Freedom of religion--Laws, regulations and rules, Human rights--Laws, regulations and rules, Judicial review--Laws, regulations and rules, Minarets--Laws, regulations and rules, Referendum--Laws, regulations and rules, Referendums--Laws, regulations and rules
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Happy Ending
Magazine article by Peter Fish; Sunset, Vol. 210, April 2003
Subjects: Architecture, Buildings, History, Motion pictures, San Francisco California
...foot of Market Street, the Ferry Building combined elegance with strength. Its 240-foot clock tower was modeled after the Giralda at the Cathedral of Seville, and it was anchored to earth by 378 pine pilings. (These details are from Nancy Olmsteds 1998...
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University and College Dance Programs, Schools, Studios, Dance Companies, Choreographers, Teachers, Pilates, Gyrotonic[R
Magazine article; Vol. 83, January 2009
Subjects: Dance schools--Directories, Educational programs--Directories, Universities and colleges--Directories, Universities and colleges--United States
...Professional (904) 272-2555 769 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, FL 32065 MARTHA MAHR SCHOOL OF BALLET Beg. thru Professional 137 Giralda Ave.. Coral Gables, FL 33134, (3051 446-5238 MOMENTUM DANCE COMPANY/SCHOOL RO. Box 331973 Coconut Grove, FL 332331973...
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Schools, Studios, Colleges, Universities, Companies, Teachers, Choreographers, Dancers, Somatic Practices & Movement Arts Certification, & Dance Medicine
Magazine article; Dance Magazine, Vol. 81, December 2007
Subjects: Art schools, Dance companies, Dance schools
...904) 272-2555 769 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, FL 32065 MARTHA MAHR SCHOOL OF BALLET Beg. thru Professional. 137 Giralda Ave., Coral Gables, FL 33134, (305) 446-5238 MARY JOS PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY Beg. thru Prof. Dance, Acting, Voice...
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United States
Magazine article; Dance Magazine, Vol. 81, September 2007
Subjects: Dance schools
...904) 272-2555 769 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, FL 32065 MARTHA MAHR SCHOOL OF BALLET Beg. thru Professional. 137 Giralda Ave., Coral Gables, FL 33134, (305) 446-5238 MARY JOS PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY Beg. thru Prof. Dance, Acting, Voice...
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United States
Magazine article; Dance Magazine, Vol. 81, February 2007
Subjects: Dance companies--Directories, Dance schools--Directories
...904) 272-2555 769 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, FL 32065 MARTHA MAHR SCHOOL OF BALLET Beg. thru Professional. 137 Giralda Ave., Coral Gables, FL 33134, (305) 446-5238 MARY JOS PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY Beg. thru Prof. Dance, Acting, Voice...
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Give Us Our Springtime in Seville, Mr O'Leary
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), July 25, 2010
Subjects: Airline passengers
...landmarks like the Alcazar, the beautiful cathedral, the Giralda minaret, and its the old district close to the heart of the...famous - and therefore tends to get packed - I still love Bar Giralda, the former Moorish bathhouse on the edge of Santa Cruz with...
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Seville: City Acclaimed for Charm
Newspaper article by Fred, Karen Eckert; The Washington Times, October 23, 1999
Subjects: Spain
...All the rest of Seville seems to flow out around it. La Giralda, the cathedrals imposing 319-foot tower, is the tallest...indisputably the largest Gothic cathedral in the world. La Giralda is worth climbing for a great view of the city, although most...
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YOUR LIFE: TRAVEL : Viva Seville! THERE'S NO TIME FOR SIESTAS IN FIESTA CITY
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), September 10, 2005
...mosque, is one of the largest in the world. Climb to the top of La Giralda, the 300ft tower which was once the minaret of the mosque, for fabulous...FLAMENCO FLAIR: During Feria de Abril; GOTHIC DREAM: Cathedral and La Giralda tower
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So Much Moor to Andalucia; Daisy Goodwin Is Entranced by the Indelible Mark Left on This Famous Corner of Spain by 500 Years of Islamic Rule
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), September 5, 2004
...reminiscent of Tuscany or Provence - but the stern profile of the Giralda, the minaret that the Spanish simply annexed as the bell tower...steps so a man on horseback could ride to the very top. The Giralda is infinitely more interesting than the cathedral itself which...
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Isn't It Time You Had a Holiday Romance? Planning a Honeymoon? or Just in the Mood for Some Quality Time? Look No Further Than One of These Amorous Breaks
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 6, 2010
...which have their own pool for extra seclusion. LOVE POTION: HEAD for Sevilles Barrio de Santa Cruz, dine in view of the Giralda tower and listen to impromptu flamenco into the small hours. FIVE nights in a casita at the Hacienda San Rafael, plus two...
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Giralda
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GIRALDA heral da, the famous tower adjoining the Cathedral of Seville, Spain. It was built (1163 84) to serve as minaret to the main...
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Yakub I
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the Almohads , he encouraged art and literature and constructed many public buildings in both Spain and Morocco, notably the Giralda at Seville, the Koutoubiya tower at Marrakech, and numerous edifices at Rabat. Yakub was a patron of Averroes...
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Moorish Art and Architecture
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and that of Tlemcen in Algeria were completed. The Almohads also erected the mosque of Seville, known for its minaret, the Giralda . The apogee of Moorish architecture was reached in the 13th and 14th cent. with the luxurious palace-fortress, the Alhambra...
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Minaret
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...673). The square form remained in use in Syria until the 13th cent. and in the Maghreb until modern times; the minaret of Giralda in Seville (a.d. 1195) is famous. The free-standing conical minaret surrounded by a spiral staircase, probably deriving...
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Rabat
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Points of interest in Rabat are the old walls and the ruins of a large, unfinished mosque with adjoining tower (similar to the Giralda ); these were built during the reign of Yakub (1184 99). Rabat was a stronghold of corsairs in the 17th and 18th cent...
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