Seville Royal Dockyards

Remains of the dockyards

The Seville Royal Dockyards (Spanish: Atarazanas Reales de Sevilla) is a medieval shipyard in the Spanish city of Seville. They date from the 13th century and are Gothic in form.

The shipyards were used for their original purpose until the 15th century, when the growth in size of ships rendered them too small. After that they were used as storage depots. In the 17th century, five of the sheds were converted for use by the Hospital de la Caridad (Charity Hospital). In 1993 the Regional Government purchased the remaining sheds from the Ministry of Defense and restored them.

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Coordinates: 37°23′05″N 5°59′44″W / 37.38472°N 5.99556°W