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| Few are the cities that can show off so many surviving and coexisting architectural styles |
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| From the horseshoe-shaped arches and delicate wooden carvings proceeding from Moorish architecture to the simple but daunting structures of the Renaissance-Escorialense period, Seville is an architectural enthusiast's ultimate playground |
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| Dazzling displays of shapes and highly stylized facades |
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| Having ruled Spain for centuries – up to nearly 800 years in some parts – it comes as no surprise that the Muslim culture had a lasting effect on Spanish architecture |
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| buildings on Plaza Virgen de los Reyes |
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| Inmaculada Virgen |
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| Even when the Moorish empire fell to the forces of the Catholic kings Fernando and Isabel, the typical Muslim architectural forms lived on through the Mudejar style |
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| "back to the basics" approach using clean forms and little decoration |
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| door of the Torre del Oro |
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| the stylish Guatemalan building off Paseo de la Palmera |
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| the Neomudejar "Costurero de la Reina" ("queen's sewing box") |
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| the Baroque facade of Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza |
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| typical buildings on... |
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| ...Constitution Avenue |
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| the Gate of Forgiveness |
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| detail from the Archbishop's Palace |
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| in Santa Cruz district |
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| on Plaza Virgen de los Reyes |
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| a quieter, more demure beauty |
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| close up |
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| in barrio Santa Cruz |
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| glass-fronted balconies called miradores (windows for watching) |
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| or simple ones |
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| lamps on fountain |
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| next corner's jewel |
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| chapel veils |
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| hidden in a winding alley |
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| lovely flowers over our heads |
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| imposing style |
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| castle in the wall |
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