Sevilla It is a city with a great historical and cultural legacy, the result of the passage of Tartessos, Romans, Visigoths, Muslims and Christians. Some historians claim that The old town of the Andalusian capital is the largest in all of Europealong with those of Venice and Genoa. In its streets you can find monuments that have stood for more than twenty centuries, and being able to withstand the passage of time, each one has their own story what to tell Some of them are very popular and visited monuments, but there are also other essential ones that you should know.
Among the oldest buildings and monuments in the capital of Seville is the Roman Temple on Mármoles Streeta temple that dates back to the 2nd century BC, one of the oldest testimonies of Roman Seville. Although there are currently only three 15-meter-high columns left, since the other two are in the Alameda and another broke when trying to move it to the Real Alcázar, they continue to be an example of the importance that the city had in times of the Roman Empire.
It is also worth highlighting the Antiquariuman archaeological site that is located under the Metropol Parasol, one of the most relevant vestiges of the Roman occupation of the city. It is a space where it is possible to enjoy murals and mosaics of houses built between the 1st and 6th centuriesas well as other sites that have to do with the Andalusian era, between the 12th and 13th centuries.
Los Carmona pipes They are another of those monuments full of history that the city of Seville houses. These are the remains of this Roman aqueduct that was later rebuilt by the Almohads. It dates back to the time when they were the walls were raised, between 68 and 65 BC, with Julius Caesar as quaestor of the city.
Other ancient monuments of Seville
Among the oldest monuments and buildings in the city is the Giraldawhose lower two thirds of the tower belonged to the minaret of the old mosque from the end of the 12th century. The upper third is a construction that was built in the Christian era to house the bells. Nowadays It is an iconic symbol of the city.
Likewise, it must be highlighted the St. Anne’s Churchthe oldest temple in the city, and its construction is due to Alfonso Also known as the Cathedral of Triana, its history and architecture reflect medieval Seville and the impact of the reign of Alfonso “The Wise”.
Among these emblematic buildings are the Church of All Saintsbuilt in 1249 to become one of the oldest temples in the city, and which still preserves the medieval appearance of the religious buildings of the time; and the Church of San Gilfounded in the mid-13th century, a Gothic-Mudejar church that dates back to the mid-13th century and was one of the first to be built in the city after the Christian reconquest of Seville.
Closing the list of the oldest buildings and monuments in Seville, we must mention the Church of Saint Marinawhich dates back to the year 1265. Erected on an Almohad mosque, it is currently used as the headquarters of the Brotherhood of the Holy Cross and the Holy Resurrection. It is a clear example of the cultural and architectural transformation of the city during the Reconquista.
