What is "giralda"

The Giralda ( ; ) is the bell tower of the Seville Cathedral in Seville, Spain. It was originally built as a minaret during the Moorish period, with a Renaissance style top subsequently added by Spaniards. The Giralda was registered in 1987 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO along with the Alcazar and the General Archive of the Indies. The tower is in height and remains one of the most important symbols of the city, as it has been since medieval times.

The Giralda is the name of a landmark in Kansas City, Missouri. It stands tall at the corner of W. 47th St. and J.C. Nichols Parkway.

When urban developer J.C. Nichols visited Seville in Spain in the 1920s, he was so impressed with the 12th-century Moorish tower of Giralda that he built a half-scale replica in the then new Country Club Plaza. The tower was officially christened by the mayor of Seville, Felix Morena de la Cova, along with an official delegate in 1967, the same year in which the two cities became sister cities. The original Giralda tower was the minaret of the 12th-century Muslim mosque; a Christian belfry was added in 1568.