Seville, Plaza de Espana, Andalusia, Spain, EU, Europe
by Neale And Judith Clark
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Seville, Plaza de Espana, Andalusia, Spain, EU, Europe
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Neale And Judith Clark
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Photograph - Photography
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Seville Night illumination of the Plaza de EspaƱa Maria Luisa Park Seville Spain seville Andalusia Spain EU Europe
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The Plaza de EspaƱa is a plaza in the Parque de MarĆa Luisa (Maria Luisa Park), in Seville, Spain. It was built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. It is a landmark example of Regionalism Architecture, mixing elements of the Baroque Revival, Renaissance Revival and Moorish Revival (Neo-MudĆ©jar) styles of Spanish architecture.
The Plaza de EspaƱa, designed by AnĆbal GonzĆ”lez, was a principal building built on the Maria Luisa Park's edge to showcase Spain's industry and technology exhibits. GonzĆ”lez combined a mix of 1920s Art Deco and Spanish Renaissance Revival, Spanish Baroque Revival and Neo-MudĆ©jar styles. The Plaza de EspaƱa complex is a huge half-circle; the buildings are accessible by four bridges over the moat, which represent the ancient kingdoms of Spain.
Today the buildings of the Plaza de EspaƱa have been renovated and adapted for use as offices for government agencies. The central government departments, with sensitive adaptive redesign, are located within it. Toward the end of the park, the grandest mansions from the fair have been adapted as museums. The most distant museum contains the city's archaeology collections. The main exhibits are Roman mosaics and artefacts from nearby Italica.
The Plaza de EspaƱa has been used as a filming location, including scenes for Lawrence of Arabia (1962). The building was used as a location in the Star Wars movie series Star Wars: Episode II ā Attack of the Clones (2002) ā in which it featured in exterior shots of the City of Theed on the Planet Naboo. It also featured in the 2012 film The Dictator. The 2023 Netflix series, Kaos, will also feature scenes filmed at the Plaza.
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