Seville: giralda

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City images

Basilica de la Macarena

central square in front of the cathedral

a city loaded with history and tradition

in the 19th century walls, gates and religious buildings were demolished to make way for plazas and avenues

detail from La Puerta del Perdon

a typical tapas bar in barrio Santa Cruz

let the fountains spring

Parque de Miraflores

now and then

elements of elegance

a house of tourists right next to a house of god

Isla Magica

La Macarena

charming buildings

culture

romance

simplicity

reading a newspaper and relaxing in the doorway

the tower of towers ever present

"I have sinned"

Convento de la Encarnacion

fountain in Triana

outside Maria Luisa's Park

Portada de los Palos

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An architectural attitude or more?

Few are the cities that can show off so many surviving and coexisting architectural styles

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

Dazzling displays of shapes and highly stylized facades

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

buildings on Plaza Virgen de los Reyes

Inmaculada Virgen

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