Panorama of the Plaza de España, in Maria Luisa Park was built for the 1929 Exposición Ibero-Americana

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Plaza de España, in Maria Luisa Park was built for the 1929 Exposición Ibero-Americana. It is an outstanding example of a bizarre mixture of diverse historic styles, ornamented with typical glazed tiles such as Art Deco and Neo-Mudéjar Regionalist Revival Architecture. The Cathedral of Seville was built from 1401–1519 on the former site of the city's mosque. It is amongst the largest of all medieval and Gothic cathedrals, in terms of both area and volume. The interior is the longest nave in Spain, and is lavishly decorated, with a large quantity of gold evident. The Cathedral reused some columns and elements from the mosque, and, most famously, the Giralda, originally a minaret, was converted into a bell tower. It is topped with a statue, known locally as El Giraldillo, representing Faith.

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Size: 4928px × 1920px
Location: Seville Andalucia Spain
Photo credit: © Brenda Kean / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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