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| The Baroque entrance to the bullring known as "Puerta del Principe" ("Gate of the Prince") only opened for those who triumph |
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| One of the first circular bullrings and one of the most beautiful for the brightness of its whitewashed walls, the carved stone box seating that presides over the ring, and the harmonious relationship between the floor of the bullring-with its characteristic ocher-yellow colour- and the stands which are crowned with a ring of arches over marble columns |
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| called "al-wadi al-kabir" ("the great river") by the Arabs, it runs through and separates Seville into two |
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| Paseo de Colon |
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| Torre del Oro. Its name is still an enigma |
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| pleasant riverside promenades under the shadows of orange trees |
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| the only great navigable river in Spain |
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| its natural environment is one of the richest and most varied areas of plant |
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| it passes through Cordoba and Seville and ends in the Atlantic Ocean |
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| La Barqueta Bridge, main entrance to the Isla Magica theme park and Sevilla Tecnópolis technology park |
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| Its name has been attributed to the golden tone that the tower takes on at dusk, as well as to its former purpose of guarding the king's treasures and the precious metals unloaded from the galleons |
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| Triana Bridge |
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| cold, very cold water |
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| the Gold Tower served as a prison during the Middle Ages |
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| the river as seen from La Giralda |
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| Seville's history is intimately linked to that of the river Guadalquivir because from its most remote past the city has been both a river port and bridge between the Atlantic Ocean and the land of Andalucia |
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| green tranquility |
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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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| locked |
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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 |
