14. Alczar Patio de las DoncellasThe Courtyard of the
Maidens
15. Inside Alczar
16. Alczar Jardines
17. Alczar Jardines Las jardines de real alcazar
18. Alczar Jardines
19. Catedral de Sevilla(Seville Cathedral)
20. Seville Cathedral
21. Giralda Tower(the tower of the Seville Cathedral))
22. La Giralda(The bell tower of the Seville Cathedral)
23. Cathedral and Archivo de Indias
24. Plaza del Triunfo
25. Pabelln Mudjar(Museo de arte y costumbres populares)
26. El parque Maria LouisaParque de Maria Luisa
27. Parque de Maria LouisaFuente de las ranas
28. Parque de Maria Luisa Glorieta de Becquer
29. Jardines de Murillo
30. Jardines de Murillo Monumento a Coln
31. Jardines de Murillo
32. Torre del oro (Gold Tower)
33. Torre del oro
34. Torre del oro
35. River Guadalquivir, Torre del oro
36. Metropol parasol
37. Casa de Pilatos (Pilates House)
38. Casa de Pilatos
39. Casa de Pilatos Jardin grande
40. Real Fbrica Tabacos de Sevilla
41. Palacio Arzobispal(Archbishops Palace)
42. Palacio Arzobispal(Archbishops Palace)
43. Torre Triana
44. Puente de Triana (Isabel II Bridge)
45. Ayuntamiento de Seville (Town Hall)
46. Ayuntamiento de Seville (Town Hall)
47. Puerta de Jerez
48. Puerta de Jerez
49. Plaza de toros
50. Images and text: Internet Music: Albeniz Tango and
PavaneAdriana
51. Seville is the capital of the autonomous community of
Andalucia and of theprovince of Seville, Spain. It is situated on
the plain of the River Guadalquivir, withan average elevation of 7
metres (23 ft) above sea level. The inhabitants of the cityare
known as sevillanos (feminine form: sevillanas) or hispalenses,
following theRoman name of the city, Hispalis.Seville is the fourth
largest city of Spain with a municipal population of about
703thousand as of 2011, and a metropolitan population (including
satellite towns) ofabout 1.5 million, making it the 31st most
populous municipality in the EuropeanUnion. Its old town is the
largest in Spain (covering almost four squarekilometers), and is
one of the three largest in Europe along with Venice and Genoa.The
Seville harbor, located about 80 km from the Atlantic Ocean, is the
only riverport in Spain.(Click to advance)
52. The Plaza de Espaa ("Spain Square", in English) is a plaza
located in the Parque de Mara Luisa(Maria Luisa Park), in Seville,
Spain built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. It
is alandmark example of the Renaissance Revival style in Spanish
architecture.The Town Hall (Ayuntamiento) of Seville was built in
the 16th century in Renaissance style on theremains of the former
San Francisco monastery. The construction works were started by
architectDiego de Riao in 1527, who at the same time also added new
parts to the Cathedral of Seville.Sevilles Town Hall is a beautiful
building with two very different faades - the Plaza Nueva side
isNeo-classical while the Plaza San Francisco side is Renaissance.
The Renaissance style is unfinished -the left-hand side is very
ornate but it peters out as you get to the right. This is because
the architectwho designed it died during the building process,
taking his vision with him.Seville Cathedral. Founded in 1403 on
the site of a former mosque, the Cathedral, built in Gothic
andRenaissance style, covers seven centuries of history. With its
five naves it is the largest Gothic buildingin Europe. Its bell
tower, the Giralda, was the former minaret of the mosque, a
masterpiece ofAlmohad architecture and now is important example of
the cultural syncretism thanks to the topsection of the tower,
designed in the Renaissance period by Hernn Ruiz.
53. The Alcazar is a fortified palace the construction of which
was ordered by Abd Al Ramn III in the year913. Built and rebuilt
from the early Middle Ages right up to our times, it consists of a
group of palatialbuildings and extensive gardens. The Alczar
embraces a rare compendium of cultures where areas ofthe original
Almohad palace - such as the "Patio del Yeso" or the "Jardines del
Crucero" - coexist withthe Palacio de Pedro I representing Spanish
Mudejar art, together with other constructions displayingevery
cultural style from the Renaissance to the Neoclassical. Because of
its beauty it was chosen asresidence by many monarchs in the
centuries that followed. It now is the residence of His
RoyalMajesty Juan Carlos when he visits Seville.The Archivo de
Indias building was constructed in 1585 to house the Casa Lonja or
Consulado deMercaderes de Sevilla (Consulate of the merchants of
Seville). It became the Archivo General deIndias in 1785, and since
then it has become home to the greatest collection of
documentationconcerning the discovery of and relations with the New
World. The Archivo de Indias, designed by thearchitect responsible
for completing El Escorial, Juan de Herrera, is one of the clearest
examples ofSpanish Renaissance architecture. An enormous influence
on Baroque Andalusian architecture and onSpanish neoclassicism, it
symbolizes the link between the Old and the New World.La Casa de
Pilatos (Pilates House) is an Andalusian palace in Seville, Spain,
which serves as thepermanent residence of the Dukes of Medinaceli.
The building is a mixture of Renaissance Italian andMudjar Spanish
styles. It is considered the prototype of the Andalusian
palace.
