Palace & château
Torre de la Plata
🇪🇸 Spain · 12th century
The Torre de la Plata (Spanish: Tower of Silver) is an octagonal military tower in Andalusia, located in present-day Seville, southern Spain. It was constructed by the Almohad Caliphate.
The tower dates from the thirteenth century and was linked by the city wall to another Moorish fortification, the Torre del Oro.
The neglected tower had been overgrown with vegetation and occupied by homeless people. It was restored in 1992.
Text adapted from “Torre de la Plata” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torre de la Plata ranks #2,776 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #108 of the 600 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 82% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 544 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Seville, 1 km away. It is one of the 125 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Andalusia. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Torre de la Plata?
Torre de la Plata stands in Spain, at 37.3832°, -5.99543°.
When was Torre de la Plata built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1150. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Torre de la Plata?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,776 of 7,738 worldwide, and #108 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Torre de la Plata?
Real Casa de la Moneda, about 1 km away.
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