cathedral of seville

so many chapels and art works it's a lot to take in. we had an audio guide and went in reverse as we started at the giralda tower exit. a highlight was the red chapter house with murillo painting of the immaculate conception. as was the sacristy with paintings of both isidore and leander brothers and former archbishops of seville. I even recognized a painting of st Theresa in the sacristy. I really liked the stain glass of saints justa and rufina- sister saints of seville martyred in 2nd century- the lions licked their toes instead of eating them. they were potters and when there was an earthquake in the 1300,s they appeared and held up the giralda tower so now are shown with the tower and their pottery. there was also a fabulous painting by goya of the pair. the little angel in the crown , her body is made of the 2nd largest pearl in the world....queen Elizabeth has the largest one. this crown is not for a human dead but rather for their mary floats head.... this cathedral is the largest in the world but is on the footprint of the 12th century mosque so has an irregular layout. colin is in the patio of the oranges, the former main entrance to the mosque where the faithul would wash hands and feet before entry.Leggi altro