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| a door in cityhall, Sevilla, Spain |
Seville, the capital of Andalucia, has many monuments and architecture that reflect centuries of different cultures (romans, arabs, jews, gypsies) that left their mark. Not only buildings, but also old folkloric traditions show the influences. There is Semana Santa (holy week) with the spectacular easter processions. Followed by the April Fair. Seville is also the birthplace of the Flamenco. And there is also the famous bullfights in the eldest bullring of Spain.
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Walking through Sevilla you can't help but notice the luxuriant forms and beautiful colors used in the buildings.
Most of that is influence from the arabs. The arabs conquered spain in 711 and stayed here until around 1200. The Moors brought the art of the glazed tiles to southern spain. The mudéjar architecture is from the time the christians had just defeated the Moors, early 1200's. The kings of that time ordered some arab craftsmen to built churches and palaces.
Mudéjar means literally: those who were allowed to stay. |
If you want to know more about Seville and tourism you can also visit this website: http://www.sol.com/
We made many pictures and as space is limited here we put some at our Andalucia page. |
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Robmj Sun Aug 30, 2009 02:10 UTC
Very good & informative page, thanks, will be visiting later this year | newyorkerman Fri Jul 27, 2007 17:13 UTC
was the bed in the hotel a four-poster? They would hold a canopy over the bed and curtains around it, either for warmth or to keep bugs out. | sandysmith Sat Dec 10, 2005 01:13 UTC
wonderful architeture - will be so happy to be here next year | cazz38 Tue Oct 4, 2005 19:21 UTC
Fantastic page on Sevilla,the cathedral looks stunning. |
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