The Cathedral of Santa María de la Sede is located in Seville. It is in the Gothic style and it is the largest cathedral in the world in that style.

According to tradition, construction began in 1401, although there is no documentary evidence of the beginning of the work until 1433.

The building was carried out on the site that remained after the demolition of the old Aljama Mosque in Seville, whose minaret (the Giralda) and patio (Patio de los Naranjos) are still preserved.

One of the first master builders was Maester Carlín (Charles Galter), from Normandy (France), who had previously worked in other great European Gothic cathedrals and arrived in Spain, believed to be fleeing the Hundred Years War.

On October 10, 1506, the last stone was placed in the highest part of the dome, with which the cathedral was symbolically completed, although in reality work continued uninterrupted throughout the centuries, both for the interior decoration, such as adding new units or consolidating and restoring the damage caused by the passage of time, or extraordinary circumstances, including the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, which produced only minor damage despite its intensity.

The architects Diego de Riaño, Martín de Gainza and Asensio de Maeda participated in these works. Also at this stage Hernán Ruiz built the last body of the Giralda. The cathedral and its dependencies were completed in 1593.

The temple houses the mortal remains of Christopher Columbus and several kings of Castile: Pedro I the Cruel, Fernando III the Saint and his son, Alfonso X the Wise.