More for their aesthetic beauty than for their reason of purposes, Seville's towers have remained as part of the Hispanic proudful monuments. The two most important ones are the Giralda and the Torre del Oro both of Muslim origin. By the Muslims towards the end of the Spanish reconquest of the peninsula. It's name does not come as the popular belief holds form the gold that arrived from the Americas and was housed there, but from the tiles that shone as the Sun. It has served many uses throughout history.
Today is a naval museum.
The Giralda is another of the symbols of Seville and it was constructed in 1,198. Found in the heart of Seville and almost 130 meters tall, it was a minaret of the Great Mosque when Seville was under Muslim control. Today the Giralda is part of Seville's cathedral.