Spain Square, Plaza de España, SEVILLE, Spain
It was built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 to showcase Spain’s industry and technology exhibits. An example of Regionalism Architecture mixing elements of the Baroque Revival, Renaissance Revival and Moorish Revival (Neo-Mudéjar). The aim was to express the twinning between Spain and America.
The result was a lavish plaza-palace unique worldwide with a total area of 50,000 square metres, the most imposing plaza in Spain. Along the entire perimeter of the plaza is a 515-metre canal to travel by boat for a very romantic experience.
It is a vast half-circle; the buildings are accessible by four bridges over the moat, representing Spain’s ancient kingdoms. In the centre is the Vicente Traver fountain. Tiled alcoves were built around the plaza representing a different province of Spain.
The buildings are adapted for government agencies offices. The central government departments are located here.
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