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Vista parcial del convento de santa clara y el instituto de la cultura y las artes de sevilla "espacio santa clara"
Convent of Santa Clara

Founded in 1289 by King Ferdinand III of Castile, and built next to an old palace belonging to his son, the Infante Frederick of Castile. The convent complex was built between the 16th and 17th centuries.

Antiguo Teatro Álvarez Quintero
Antiguo Teatro Álvarez Quintero

The building was inaugurated with a luxurious ceremony on 12 October 1950, Día de la Hispanidad (Day of the Spanish-speaking world, then named Día de la Raza). The Álvarez Quintero Theatre was opened, representing the old aspiration of Torcuato Luca de Tena, who had hired the regionalist architect Aníbal González to build it in a central location.

Antigua Real Audiencia
Antigua Real Audiencia

The Real Audiencia of Seville is the body of justice created in 1525, at the time of Charles I, to become a court of appeal among the fragmented local judiciary. It is heir to the previous medieval administration, and its headquarters still stand in the Plaza de San Francisco, although after several interventions over the centuries.

Antigua estación de córdoba
Antigua Estación de Córdoba

This neo-Mudejar-style building was built in 1889 by engineers José Santos Silva and Nicolás Suárez y Albizu to house the Seville Pavilion during the 1929 Ibero-American Exhibition.

Casa de "la Marcela"
Marcela´s House

The house was built by an Italian merchant in the late 19th century. 

Dos Hermanas.Almona
La Almona Hacienda and Cultural Centre

Hacienda La Almona in Dos Hermanas had the typical architecture of this type of building, including a central courtyard, oratory, tower, service courtyard, olive oil storage shed, stables and workers' quarters.

Gines-Hacienda de Torregines
Hacienda de Torregines

Hacienda de Torregines, now completely renovated, was one of the first stately houses to be built in the town. According to the estate’s former owners, it was founded by Count Baños in 1699.