Tower of Gold

It is a military watchtower that is separated from the rest of the wall (Albarran tower), and it was part of the defensive works of the Alcázar of Seville. This tower was ordered to be built by the last Almohad governor of Seville, Ibn Uhla, in 1221, with the aim of blocking the way to the Arenal, joining said tower with the Torre de la Plata (Tower of Silver) through a wall. It has a dodecagonal floor and is crowned with battlements. It has received its name because of the golden gleams of the glazed tiles that cover it.

It has three bodies: The first one is circular, and was added by Sebastián Vander Borcht in 1760; the second one is built with bricks, has a hexagonal floor, and is decorated with ceramics and green ribbons squaring the arches, and the last body consists of three floors covered by cross vaults.

As well as being used as a prison during the Middle Ages, the Tower was sometimes used as secure place for keeping precious metals periodically brought by the fleet of the Indies. Nowadays, it houses the Naval Museum that exhibits several objects and pieces related to the Seville sailor life.