Seville Cathedral
Seville Cathedral, the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See, is the largest Gothic cathedral in the world and one of the most ambitious churches ever built. Raised between 1401 and 1528 on the site of the city's great Almohad mosque, its builders are said to have resolved to construct something so grand that those who saw it would think them mad. The result is a colossal stone vessel whose five naves enclose an interior of overwhelming scale and a main altarpiece of gilded carving counted among the largest in Christendom.
Rising beside it is the Giralda, the former minaret of the mosque converted into a bell tower, climbed by gentle ramps rather than stairs and topped by a Renaissance belfry; it remains the emblem of Seville. The cathedral also guards the monumental tomb of Christopher Columbus, borne aloft by four heralds representing the kingdoms of Spain.
Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 together with the Alcazar and the Archive of the Indies, the cathedral is the active seat of the Archbishop of Seville. It stands at the centre of Andalusian devotion and remains among the most visited monuments in Spain.
- Annual visitors
- ≈ 2,000,000
- Location
- 37.3858, -5.9931
- Local time
- 00:34 (Europe/Madrid)
🕘 Visiting hours
| Mon–Sat | 11:00–19:00 |
| Sun | 14:30–19:00 |
Last entry 18:00; Sunday opens later as mornings are reserved for worship. Hours may change for major feast days (Holy Week, Corpus Christi, San Fernando).
✨ Saints & blessed venerated here
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Saint Ferdinand III of Castile Saint
Canonized 1671; his body is enshrined in a silver urn in the Royal Chapel; he conquered Seville in 1248.
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Saint Justa Saint
Co-patron martyr of Seville; has the Chapel of Santas Justa y Rufina and is carved on the Baptismal Door.
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Saint Rufina Saint
Companion martyr of Justa, sharing her chapel, doorway sculpture and Royal Chapel imagery.
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Saint Isidore of Seville Saint
Archbishop and Doctor of the Church; has a chapel with his relics and is sculpted on the Baptismal Door.
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Saint Leander of Seville Saint
Archbishop of Seville and brother of Isidore; has a dedicated chapel holding his relics.
Care & donations
Archdiocese of Seville
Admission fees support cathedral and works
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