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La Plaza de España (the Spanish square) in Seville, Spain.

La Plaza de España,
the Spanish square, Seville

Plaza de España, Seville - in English Plaza de España, Sevilla - auf Deutsch Plaza de Espagna (Place d'Espagne) - en Français Plaza de España, Siviglia -  in Italiano Plaza de España, Sevilla - in het Nederlands Plaza de España, Sevilla - en Español

 

Plaza de EspañaRepresentative of much of the regional architecture, this magnificent construcion is highlighted with polychromatic ceramic tiles. The semicircular plaza has a diametre of 200 metres and is flanked by two spectacular towers and a bordering lake that are especially worth seeing.

 

 

 

It was built for of the Ibero-american Exhibition of 1929, held in Seville. Its creator was Aníbal González. He mixed a style inspired by the Renaissance with typical elements from the city: exposed brick, ceramics and wrought iron (worked by Domingo Prida).

 

 

Plaza de España

Its floor plan is semicircular. It is dominated by 2 towers, one on each side of the enclosed area, which frame the central building where the main rooms are. Between the two towers runs a network of galleries with an arcade of semicircular arches leading to exits in different parts of the square, where a fountain stands.

 

 

Plaza de España in Seville.

 

 

 

Plaza de EspañaThe large brick building flanked at each end by a high tower has fifty eight benches in recesses decorated with tiles, depicting historic episodes for each province of Spain.

 

 

 

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Plaza de España has been used for some of the scenes of episode II of George Lucas' STAR WARS saga Attack of the clones.

 

Star Wars was filmed in the Plaza de España of Seville.

 

Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) and Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman) have a walk, in the company of R2-D2 (digitally added).

 

Star Wars was filmed in the Plaza de España of Seville.

 

 

 

Hundreds of Spanish fans gathered at the location. To catch a glimpse of their heroes or get an autograph from George Lucas.

Plaza de España has also appeared in the movie Lawrence of Arabia, in a videoclip of Enigma and in many publicity spots.

 

 

 

 

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