redfiona99: (Default)
[personal profile] redfiona99
After the cathedral, we had a couple of hours to walk around Seville.

These are the highlights of that (plus one from between the Plaza de Espana and the Alcazar).

That one is this:



White double pillar with a dark green boat statue three quarters of the way up





View from one side of the Guadalquivir to the other.  There are palm tress on this side, alongside cobblestones and a cyclist.  There is a structure in the middle of the river and buildings on the other side.




Statue of a woman on a horse.  She is dressed very simply, and wearing a hat.

Not quite sure why she's outside Seville's bull ring, but there she is.





P1030458

Him, I know why he's there. It is a statue of Curro Romero (more information here).



Of course, there is also a statue of She, The Woman, Carmen.

Statue of Carmen.  She is wearing a long loose skirt and a corset with her hair down.  The statue is in front of green trees.



(If I talk about Carmen and don't share something from Carmen 1983, please assume I have been kidnapped.)

And since we're outside the bullring, please also have this



We also looked round the outside of the Torre del Oro (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_del_Oro)

The Torre del Oro is called that because it is made of mortar, lime and pressed hay, and it projects a golden shine onto the river.

It's is a three level tower. The first level is 12-sided and dates from 1220, under the Almohads.

The second layer, also 12 sided, is from the 14th century, under Peter of Castille.

The third circular layer is a replacement for the previous one which was destroyed during the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.



The Torro del Oro is a twelve sided tower, made of what looks like pale stone.  There are trees around it, and a Spanish flag flapping in the breeze on top.

Photo of one side of the tower, looking up to the Spanish flag fluttering in the breeze.



With that, we said farewell to Seville.

Pinky white sign saying SEVILLE in capital letters at a roundabout with grass, fir trees and some flower bushes
This account has disabled anonymous posting.
If you don't have an account you can create one now.
HTML doesn't work in the subject.
More info about formatting

Profile

redfiona99: (Default)
redfiona99

June 2025

S M T W T F S
12 34 56 7
8 91011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930     

Most Popular Tags

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Jun. 11th, 2025 04:28 am
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios