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Example sentences for: minaret

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The minaret, dating from 1184, was preserved as the bell tower of the cathedral; this celebrated Giralda tower is Sevilla’s most famous landmark.
Finally, you can get an excellent view of the cityscape from the Cairo Tower (El-Borg), designed like a minaret, though it does stand significantly higher at 182 m (600 ft) above the city.
Later, under Ottoman rule, the bell tower became a minaret and the church was converted into a mosque.
The original minaret on the southwest corner is the tallest in Cairo at 81 m (265 ft).
The minaret was converted into a bell tower, and a Gothic nave was tacked on to the original structure, followed by a high altar in ornate 16th-century Plateresque style, and some finely carved Baroque choir stalls.