Aerial view of the historic center of Seville with - in order of appearance - Plaza Nueva, Cathedral and Giralda belfry, Archivos de las Indias, Maestranza bullring, Meastranza theater and Torre de Oro - HD stock video

The Cathedral of St. Mary was built from 1401–1519 after the Reconquista on the former site of the city's mosque. It is among the largest of all medieval and Gothic cathedrals, in terms of both area and volume. The Cathedral reused some columns and elements from the mosque, and, most famously, the Giralda, originally a minaret, was converted into a bell tower. It is topped with a statue, known locally as El Giraldillo, representing Faith. The tower's interior was built with ramps rather than stairs, to allow the Muezzin and others to ride on horseback to the top. The cathedral houses the tomb of Christopher Columbus. The General Archive of the Indies, is the repository of extremely valuable archival documents illustrating the history of the Spanish Empire in the Americas and the Philippines. The strange shape in top center at beginning of clip is the Espacio Metropol Parasol, a huge sun shade covering the Plaza de la Encarnacion