Visitors enjoying a refreshment on the terrace next to a cafe the Metropol Parasol, located at La Encarnacion Plaza (square) in the Old Town of Sevil

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Visitors enjoying a refreshment on the terrace next to a cafe the Metropol Parasol, located at La Encarnacion Plaza (square) in the Old Town of Seville in Andulisa Province, Southern Spain. The six gigantic umbrella-shaped structures is made of birch wood and was imported from Finland. It is supported by metal girders. It is the world’s largest wooden structure and designed by German architect Jurgen Mayer-Hermann. Visitors can reach the top by elevator and take a walk along on a enclosed walkway for a bird’s eye view of the city. From the air, it is the shape of a Spanish guitar. The Metropol Parasol, nicknamed Las Setas de la Encarnacion, or Incarnacion’s Mushrooms, has spurred almost as much controversy as the building’s exorbitant price tag. Delays and changes in building methods doubled the estimated cost of 50 million euros.

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Location: Seville, Spain
Photo credit: © richard sowersby / Alamy / Afripics
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