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Palacio de las Dueñas is a palace in Seville, Spain, currently belonging to the House of Alba. It was built in the late 15th century in the Renaissance style with Gothic and Moorish influences. The palace is one of the major historic homes of great architectural and artistic heritage in the city. The poet Antonio Machado was born here, as were Carlos Falcó, 5th Marquess of Griñón and the Marquess of Castel-Moncayo. On October 5, 2011 Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba married her third husband here. The palace became a national monument on June 3, 1931.
The Plaza de America, located in the Parque de María Luisa, is flanked by the Museum of Popular Arts to the north, the Archaeological Museum to the south, and the Royal Pavilion to the east. These three buildings were built by the architect Aníbal González between 1913 and 1916 for the future Ibero-American exhibition in 1929, each with a different architectural style. Also form Part of the roundabout of Miguel de Cervantes, adorned with the works Ceramics Recalling Most Famous, as Rodriguez Marin.
3. Giraldillo
The Giraldillo is the popular name given to the sculpture of female form that crowns the Giralda in Seville. It was called Faith, Triumph of the Church, Colossus of Victorious Faith, and Allegory of the Strength of Faith. It was made in 1568 by Bartolomé Morel.
4. Plaza del Triunfo
The Plaza del Triunfo in the Spanish city of Seville is located at the heart of a group of buildings declared a World Heritage Site in 1987: the General Archive of the Indies, the Royal Alcázar of Seville and the Cathedral of Seville.
5. Foro de la Biodiversidad
The Biodiversity Forum is an environmental and scientific dissemination centre located in Seville, the result of a joint initiative of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Biodiversity Foundation. Through the use of new communication technologies, it is a sustainable option for the exhibition of content that encourages citizen debate on biodiversity, its value, the threats that loom over it and actions to stop its deterioration. Located in the Patio de Banderas of the Reales Alcázares in Seville, it offers exhibitions, film sessions, conferences and live connections with Doñana, among other activities. The centre, which opened in June 2009, has approximately 20,000 visitors per year.
6. Castillo de San Jorge
The Castle of San Jorge was a medieval fortress built on the west bank of the Guadalquivir river in the Spanish city of Seville (Spain). It was also used as headquarters and prison for the Spanish Inquisition. It was demolished in the 19th century and made into a food market. A museum in the underground ruins focuses on the history of the castle, the Spanish Inquisition and of religious repression. Next to the food market in the Barrio de Triana, the Alley of the Inquisition, which was part of the fortifications, now connects Castilla Street with the Nuestra Señora de la O Walk.
7. Puerta de la Macarena
The Puerta de la Macarena, also known as Arco de la Macarena, is one of the only three city gates that remain today of the original walls of Seville, alongside the Postigo del Aceite and the Puerta de Córdoba. It is located in the calle Resolana, within the barrio de San Gil, which belongs to the district of Casco Antiguo of the city of Seville, in Andalusia, Spain. The gate faces the Basílica de La Macarena, which houses the image of the Our Lady of la Esperanza Macarena, one of the most characteristic images of the Holy Week in Seville.
8. Caños de Carmona
The Caños de Carmona is a Roman aqueduct built during the first century BC to supply water from a spring in the ancient Roman city of Irippo –current Alcalá de Guadaíra– to the ancient Roman city of Hispalis –current Seville–, both in the ancient Roman province of Hispania Ulterior –current Spain–. It was later renovated and partially re-built in the twelfth century by the Almohads and it was fully operational until its demolition in 1912. Some sections survived the demolition and remain standing today.
9. Palacio Arzobispal
The Archbishop's Palace of Seville is a palace in Seville, Spain. It has served as the residence of bishops and archbishops of the episcopal sees and numerous nobleman and military figures to the present time. It is located in the southern section of Seville, in the Plaza Virgen de los Reyes, angled almost opposite the Giralda. It is situated on the northeastern side of Seville Cathedral in the neighborhood of Santa Cruz. Of Spanish Baroque architectural style, it has had the status of National Monument since 1969.
10. Convento de Santa Inés
The convent of Santa Inés de Sevilla, located in the central Calle Doña María Coronel of this city, was founded in 1374 by a lady of illustrious Sevillian family, María Coronel, widow of Juan de la Cerda. This foundation was carried out on the site of the family palace of his father, the lord of Aguilar, to which they later added some adjoining houses, such as that of Juan Rodríguez Tello, on which the church would later be built. A total of forty women entered this convent at the time of its foundation
11. Iglesia de San Luis de los Franceses
The Church of Saint Louis of France, located in the historic district of Seville, Spain, represents an example of Baroque architecture in the 18th century. The church was designed by the architect Leonardo of Figueroa and constructed between 1699 and 1731 on behalf of the Jesuits. Following the expulsion of the Jesuits from Spain in 1835, it had different uses and was eventually deconsecrated. The building currently belongs to the Provincial Council of Seville.
12. Parroquia de Santa Cruz
The Church of Santa Cruz is a Roman Catholic church located on Mateos Gago Street in the Santa Cruz neighborhood of Seville. The construction of the temple was completed in the eighteenth century. Between the 17th and 19th centuries it was the temple of the convent of the Holy Spirit, of the minor clerics. It is currently the seat of the parish of this name. It has another access through the square of the School of Christ.
13. Monumento a la Tolerancia
The Monument to Tolerance is a monumental sculpture located in Seville (Spain) made by the sculptor and painter Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002), financed by the Friends of Sefarad Foundation, and which is installed on the Muelle de la Sal, next to the Paseo de Colón, the Triana bridge and the Guadalquivir River. The monument was inaugurated in 1992, coinciding with the celebration of the Universal Exhibition of Seville.
14. Convento de Santa Paula
The Convent of Santa Paula is a monastic cloistered monastery in Seville of nuns of the Order of San Jerónimo, listed as a historical monument. It is located in the historic centre of the city, behind the parish church of San Marcos and very close to another of the great Sevillian convents, that of Santa Isabel. In the past, it had an extensive piece of land, mainly occupied by its vegetable garden.
15. Iglesia de San Andrés
The church of San Andrés is a Roman Catholic church that is the seat of a parish in Seville. It is located in the square of the same name. Its construction dates back to the fourteenth century and the architect behind the project is unknown. Its basic style is Gothic-Mudejar, with Baroque style reforms, carried out by the architect Pedro de Silva in the eighteenth century.
16. Convento de Santa Isabel
The Convent of Santa Isabel is a convent of the Congregation of Sisters of the Philippians Daughters of Mary of Sorrows located at number 2 Hiniesta Street, giving its south façade to the Plaza Santa Isabel, in Seville. It is located in the historic centre of the city of Seville and very close to another of the great Sevillian convents, the Convent of Santa Paula.
17. puerta Real
The Puerta Real, called until 1570 as Puerta de Goles, was one of the gates of the walled enclosure of the city of Seville (Andalusia). It was located at the confluence of the calles de Alfonso XII, Gravina, Goles and San Laureano, and today only is it a cloth of the wall on which it was based, in which there is embedded a stone that was part of the gate.
18. Pabellón de la Navegación
The Navigation Pavilion was built for the Universal Exposition of Seville in 1992, designed by the Sevillian architect Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra, who for this received a building mention at the II Biennial of Spanish Architecture. Since 2012, the building has been a museum space that tells the story of the evolution of Atlantic navigation.
Wikipedia: Pabellón de la Navegación (Sevilla) (ES), Website
19. Setas de Sevilla
Setas de Sevilla or Las Setas, initially titled Metropol Parasol, is a large, predominantly wood structure located at La Encarnación square in the old quarter of Seville, Spain. It accommodates a traditional market, restaurants, a performance square, archaeological museum — and 'rooftop' terrace with a panoramic view of Seville's old city.
20. Monumento a Juan Pablo II
The monument to John Paul II is a bronze statue on a pedestal located in the Plaza Virgen de los Reyes in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. The monument is a gesture of the city to John Paul II, who visited Seville in 1982, at the beatification of Angela de la Cruz, and in 1993, when he closed the XLV International Eucharistic Congress.
Wikipedia: Monumento a Juan Pablo II (Sevilla) (ES), Website
21. Casa de Murillo
The Casa de Murillo is a historical house in Seville, Andalusia, Spain, at number 8, calle Santa Teresa, in the historic Barrio de Santa Cruz. It was the home of the painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682) in the latter years of his life. The building has two storeys and a central patio (courtyard) with columns.
22. Casa Fabiola
Casa Fabiola is a historic building in the San Bartolomé neighborhood of the Old Town district of Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It was a private home and the hostelry of the convent of Madre de Dios. It is the birthplace of Cardinal Nicolas Wiseman, author of the novel Fabiola, which gives its name to the property.
23. Iglesia de Santa Marina
The church of Santa Marina is a Roman Catholic parish in Seville. It has Gothic-Mudejar architecture. It is one of the oldest churches in the city. It was built around 1262. It is the canonical headquarters of the Brotherhood of the Holy Cross and the Holy Resurrection, which processions on Easter Sunday.
24. Capilla del Sagrario
The tabernacle of the Cathedral of Seville is a Baroque religious temple of Catholic worship that is located on the Avenida de la Constitución in that city. It is part of the large block formed by the Cathedral, whose parish services it administers, the Patio de los Naranjos and other annexed buildings.
25. Casa de los Pinelo
The Casa de los Pinelo is a Renaissance-era building located in the centre of Seville in Spain. It houses both the Real Academia Sevillana de Buenas Letras and the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría. It is named after one of its former owners, Francisco Pinelo, a wealthy merchant.
26. Torre Schindler
The Schindler Tower is located on the Isla de la Cartuja in Seville. It is a lookout tower built on the occasion of the 1992 Universal Exposition, although it was opened a few weeks after its inauguration due to a delay. It was designed by the architect Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra.
27. Iglesia de Los Terceros
The old convent of Nuestra Señora de la Consolación, known as the convent of the Third Franciscans because it belongs to that order, is located in the city of Seville. It was founded in 1602. The church is a Catholic temple and the headquarters of the Brotherhood of the Supper.
Wikipedia: Convento de los Terceros Franciscanos (Sevilla) (ES)
28. Archaeological Museum of Seville
The Archeological Museum of Seville is a museum in Seville, southern Spain, housed in the Pabellón del Renacimiento, one of the pavilions designed by the architect Aníbal González. These pavilions at the Plaza de España were created for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929.
29. Torre de los Perdigones
The Torre de los Perdigones is a tower that was part of the old factory of "San Francisco de Paula", popularly known as "Fábrica de Perdigones", located on Calle Resolana, in the San Gil neighborhood of Seville next to the Puente de la Barqueta, the main access to Expo'92.
30. Iglesia de San Pedro
The church of San Pedro is a Catholic temple in the Gothic-Mudejar style built in the 14th century and renovated in the 16th and 18th centuries. It is located in the Plaza de San Pedro in the city of Seville and is the seat of the Parish of San Pedro y San Juan Bautista.
31. CaixaForum Sevilla
CaixaForum is a cultural centre managed by the "la Caixa" Foundation. It is designed for all audiences and offers a wide range of cultural, artistic and educational options. CaixaForum is located in the Torre Sevilla Shopping Centre, specifically on Calle López Pintado.
32. Capilla de Montserrat
The Montserrat Chapel in Seville is a religious building of Catholic worship located in the historic center of the city. It is the headquarters of the Brotherhood of Montserrat, a corporation that holds an annual procession in the afternoon and evening of Good Friday.
33. Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús
The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is located in Seville. It was the church of the old Colegio de San Francisco de Paula, one of the minimums, between the sixteenth century and the beginning of the nineteenth century. Since 1887 it has belonged to the Jesuits.
Wikipedia: Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (Sevilla) (ES)
34. Postigo del Aceite
The Postigo del Aceite, known in Muslim times as bab al-Qatay, is, together with the Puerta de la Macarena and the Puerta de Córdoba, the only three entrances that are preserved today, although transformed, of those that had the walls of Seville, Andalusia, Spain.
35. Iglesia de San Ildefonso
The church of San Ildefonso de Sevilla, located in the square of the same name, is a temple and a parish seat whose construction began in 1794 and was completed in 1841, according to a project by Julián Barnecilla, executed by the architect José Echamorro.
36. Capilla de Montesión
The Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, known as the Chapel of Mount Zion, is a Roman Catholic church located on Calle Feria, Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It was built in a former Dominican convent. It is the canonical seat of the Brotherhood of Mount Zion.
37. Cruz de la Cerrajería
Santa Cruz Square is located in the Santa Cruz neighborhood of Seville. Its site is the one that previously occupied the primitive Church of Santa Cruz. In this square, Nicolás Antonio, Mosquita, Santa Teresa Street and the Plaza de Alfaro converge.
38. Parque del Alamillo
Alamillo Park is a metropolitan park located between the town of Santiponce (Sevilla) and Seville, Spain. The park is scheduled to begin an expansion that will make it one of Spain's largest urban parks, reaching 120 hectares in the summer of 2013.
39. Hórreo
An hórreo is a typical granary from the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, built in wood or stone, raised from the ground by pillars ending in flat staddle stones to prevent access by rodents. Ventilation is allowed by the slits in its walls.
40. Iglesia Santa María la Blanca
The Church of Santa María la Blanca is located in the San Bartolomé neighborhood of the district of Casco Antiguo in Seville. It was built in the 17th century. It is the headquarters of the Brotherhood of the Rosary of Our Lady of the Snows.
41. Capilla Real
The Royal Chapel of the Cathedral of Seville, (Spain), is located in the head of the Cathedral of Seville, and is buried, among other members of royalty, the monarchs Ferdinand III of Castile, Alfonso X of Castile and Pedro I of Castile.
42. Basílica de María Auxiliadora
The Basilica of Mary Help of Christians is located in Seville. It is from the seventeenth century. It belongs to the Salesians. The Archconfraternity of Mary Help of Christians Crowned and the Brotherhood of the Trinity are based here.
43. Cruz del Campo
La Cruz del Campo, also known as the Templete de la Cruz del Campo or, popularly, El Templete, is a medieval shrine declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in the category of Monument, located in the city of Seville, in Spain.
44. Palacio de los marqueses de la Algaba
The Palace of the Marqueses of La Algaba is a historic building in the city of Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the best examples of civil Mudejar architecture in the city. It houses the Mudejar Art Centre in Seville.
45. Iglesia de San Hermenegildo
The Church of San Hermenegildo in Seville is a seventeenth-century temple in the northern part of the walls, next to the Puerta de Córdoba. In it there is a room where it is said that St. Hermenegild suffered imprisonment.
46. Andalucía de los Niños
The Andalusia of the Children is a small compound with models of some of the main monuments of Andalusia, created for the 1992 Universal Exhibition. It is located on the island of the Cartuja of Seville, in Spain.
47. Iglesia de San Jacinto
The church of San Jacinto in Seville is the temple of a Dominican convent founded in the seventeenth century. It is located on the corner of San Jacinto and Pagés del Corro streets, in the Triana neighborhood.
48. Iglesia de San Marcos
The church of San Marcos de Sevilla is located on Calle San Luis, within the old town of the city, in what used to be its intramural area. It was built in the fourteenth century in the Gothic-Mudejar style.
49. Capilla de Nuestra Señora de la Piedad
The Chapel of La Piedad is a Roman Catholic church located at 13 Adriano Street in the Arenal neighborhood, in the town of Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It is the headquarters of the Brotherhood of Baratillo.
50. Auditorio Rocio Jurado
The Rocío Jurado Municipal Auditorium is located on the Isla de la Cartuja, Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It was built at the same time as the area was being developed for the 1992 Universal Exposition.
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