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Plaza de España

The Plaza de España is a large semicircular monumental square in María Luisa Park, Seville, designed by Aníbal González and completed for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition. The complex comprises a long red-brick colonnaded building with two end towers, a curved canal crossed by four bridges, a central fountain, and 48 tiled provincial alcoves. Today the buildings house museums and government offices and the plaza is a restored public space.

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First raised

1928

Its prime

1929

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1929

What Plaza de España looked like in its prime.

A vast semicircular sweep of warm red brick and glazed ceramic, the complex presents a long two-storey arcade of round arches and paired columns, punctuated by a taller central pavilion and two towered terminations. A shallow elliptical canal hugs the plaza, crossed by low tiled bridges; a large circular fountain marks the paved plaza. Colourful azulejo bench-alcoves line the inner wall beneath covered galleries with geometric neo‑Mudéjar wooden artesonados; ceramic balustrades and lampposts edge the water.

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10 places to explore in 1929.

The record describes 10 distinct spots at Plaza de España, including 4 interiors: provincial tiled alcove (córdoba example), covered gallery with artesonados, puerta de aragón monumental staircase and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Exterior semicircular approachVicente Traver central fountainOn a bridge over the ríaCanal-side balustrade walkProvincial tiled alcove (Córdoba example)Covered gallery with artesonadosPuerta de Aragón monumental staircaseEntrance to Museo Histórico MilitarBoat on the ríaForecourt at base of South Tower

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