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Yesterday afternoon, the Tvrris Fortissima symposium was inaugurated at the Hospital de los Venerables by the Delegate of Administration and Heritage of the Cabildo, Francisco Román Castro, accompanied by the architect responsible for the restoration of the Girada, Eduardo Martínez Moya, and the participation of the historian of Islamic art, Jonathan Bloom as the first speaker, who was accompanied by his wife, the historian Sheila Blair.
Today we continue with the second day:
09:50 – 10:00
Reception for the congress attendees
Location: Sala San Clemente (Seville Cathedral)
10:00 – 10:10
Presentation by the Chapter Secretary of the Cabildo and Dean-President of the Faculty of Theology, D. Manuel Palma Ramírez
10:10 – 11:00
Presentation 1: ‘The Almohad Giralda in the 19th Century’
Dr. María del Valle Gómez de Terreros y Guardiola
Pablo de Olavide University
11:00 – 11:50
Presentation 2: ‘The Almohad Giralda in the 20th Century’
Don José María Cabeza Méndez
Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Santa Isabel de Hungría
11:50 – 12:35
Break
12:40 – 13:30
Presentation 3: ‘The Almohad Giralda in the 21st Century’
D. Eduardo Martínez Moya
Architect author of the Restoration project and Director of the works and investigations carried out
between 2015 and 2025.
15:50 – 16:00
Reception for the congress attendees
Location: Sala San Clemente (Seville Cathedral)
16:00 – 17:30
Round table: ‘Three sister Almohad cities: Seville, Marrakech and Rabat’
Dr. Fátima Roldán Castro, D. Óscar Ramírez Reina, D. Antonio Almagro Gorbea, D. Faissal Cherradi Akbil
University of Seville, Archaeologist Excmo. Ayto. of Seville, Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Ministry of Culture of Morocco
17:30 – 18:30
Open debate between speakers and attendees on the different interventions of the day.
