All posts tagged "Curiosities"

  • Did you know that in Seville is the largest bronze sculpture of the Renaissance?

    It is located on the Giralda. Across the top of the tower stands the Giraldillo, which has given its name to the Giralda tower by extension. Although its original name was Triunfo de la...

    • Posted March 12, 2020
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  • Did you know the curiosities of the Plaza of Spain in Seville?

    Spain Square was built in 1929 on the occasion of the Ibero-American Exposition. It was designed by the great local architect Seville, Aníbal González , Its semi-elliptical shape is a symbol of the embrace between the ancient metropolis and its....

    • Posted March 12, 2020
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  • Did you know the Guadalquivir was deflected by the Visigoths?

    The Guadalquivir river had two channels, and one of them ran through what is now the Alameda, Trajano, Plaza Nueva, to turn off at García de Vinuesa and end at the height of the current Torre del...

    • Posted March 11, 2020
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  • This time it rang the bells of San Lorenzo

    Back in 1868 a bricklayer named Esteban Pérez lived in Seville. He was known for being available 24 hours of the day whether day or night. A cold winter night, when it was....

    • Posted March 11, 2020
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  • Did you know that there was a fair horseless?

    Fair 1990 was one of the strangest ever recorded. During that year, because of the plague equine no horse could walk through the Real. Sin jinetes ni amazonas la Feria de Abril...

    • Posted March 10, 2020
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  • Did you know that Sevilla has been the scene of movies and series world famous?

    Seville has been the scene of movies and series known worldwide as Star Wars (Episode II, Attack of the clones), in which La Plaza de España appears and in the fifth season of Game of Thrones, in the...

    • Posted March 10, 2020
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  • Did you know why Manzanilla drink at the fair?

    The tradition of drinking these drinks comes from the year 1847 when there were no fridges or freezers and much less electricity, así las bebidas no se podían despachar diariamente y se servía de la barrica al catavinos directamente....

    • Posted March 9, 2020
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  • Did you know since when is celebrated the April Fair?

    No es la primera que hablo de una tradición tan bella como la celebración de la Feria de Abril de Sevilla, pero haciendo un poco de Historia, para los más despistados, habría que decir que estamos ante...

    • Posted March 9, 2020
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  • VIRGIN NAPKIN MURILLO

    Una de las obras más conocidas del genial Bartolomé Esteban Murillo es la Virgen de la Servilleta. currently on display at the Museum of Fine Arts of Seville, this saves work a curious legend about the creation, a...

    • Posted March 6, 2020
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  • WHAT HIDES ANÍBAL STATUE IN THE SQUARE GONZÁLEZ SEVILLE SPAIN?

    In the Plaza of Spain in Seville, one of the most charming places of the city, se levanta una estatua en honor a su creador, Don Aníbal González. La gran figura de bronce mira con admiración tan incomparable...

    • Posted March 6, 2020
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