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agence d'architecture contemporaine à Paris. Les architectes dplg de l'agence SoA revendiquent la diversite et abordent chaque projet avec une demarche theorique et contextuelle specifique.

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I love southern Spain. It's warm, the people are friendly, and there is lots to see and do. Our next stop took us to Seville (Sevilla in Spanish, Siviglia in Italiano), the fourth largest city in Spain after Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia. I was pretty excited about this trip because I have heard so many great things about Seville. We timed it perfectly - the Feria (or Festival) of Seville was going on while we were there, which meant that there was lots of eating, drinking, and flamenco dancing.

After checking into our hotel that overlooked the Cathedral of Seville, we decided we shouldn't waste any time in seeing the sights. After all, we only had one day in Seville.

The Cathedral of Seville is huge. After it's completion in the 16th century, it was deemed the largest church in the world, surpassing the Hagia Sophia (in Istanbul), which had held the title for over 1,000 years! Now, it's the third largest in the world. The nave is the largest in Spain - the ceiling reaches to a height of 42 meters (about 138 feet!)

The church was built to demonstrate Seville's wealth. According to the church's "legend", one church member said " Let the church [be] so beautiful and so great that those who see it built will think we were mad." I guess that's one way of looking at things. They wanted it to be bigger, more beautiful, and nothing like anything that had been built before. In order to accomplish this, church workers gave half their salaries to pay for architects, builders and other expenses during its construction. After two dome collapses, one just five years after it was finished (in 1511), and another in 1888, the church has been largely untouched since 1903.

Oh and one of Italy's (and Spain's AND America's) most famous explorers, Christopher Columbus, is buried in the cathedral.

Leaving the cathedral, we were bombarded by horses. Some were pulling carriages (the normal touristy kind), some were dressed up for the ferie, and some, well, had to stop for some cash.

At first, I was just intrigued by the horse's mane.

Then, something incredibly funny (well, so all the onlookers thought) occurred. I bet you've never seen a man dressed up in a suit take his horse up to the ATM. It was like something out of the 1800s meets a modern-day, everyday occurrence. I guess they didn't have any of those medieval horse tie-ups on the side of the buildings (like in Florence).

Because of the ferie, we saw many men and women of all ages dressed up in traditional Spanish flamenco dress. For men, it's generally a suit, or pants and vest, and for the women, it is a brightly colored, ruffled dress and flowers in their hair.

Next up - the Alcazar and Royal Gardens of Seville. Originally built by the Moors, the Alcazar (Spanish for castle), had a strong Arabic influence. Like I noted in my last post, in Arabic architecture, there are lots of color, geometric patterns, and they often use the theme of water. This castle used all three.

The interior courtyard at the Alcazar is called the "Courtyard of the Maidens". The title refers to the legend that the Moors demanded 100 virgins every year as tribute from Christian kingdoms in Iberia (wow!) The lower level is built in the Arabic style, with a central water feature. The sunken gardens to either side of the reflecting pond were not discovered until seven years ago and historians believe that they are original to the building. The upper level of the courtyard was added later and was designed in the Italian Renaissance style (thus the "normal" round arches).

The lower level of the courtyard is covered in colorful tile.

The king's bedroom was off to one side of the courtyard and the entrance was elaborately decorated.

Underneath the courtyard was a rainwater collection reservoir that some think the king may have designed as a private "spa" for his mistress.

The exterior gardens were beautiful as well. One of the biggest features was a man-made waterfall that came from the building into a large reflecting pool.

After our site-seeing during the day, I was extremely excited to see a flamenco show that night. Bobby has been several times before, but this was my first time! It was a small-ish venue, as there were probably only 40-50 people in attendance, and it lasted for two full hours. There were six dancers who did solos and several men who took turns with the "background music". During a dance, there was always 1 guitarist, and 2 singers/clappers.

I learned a few things about flamenco - there is lots of stomping, some singing that sounds like a mix of Tejano and yodeling, some interesting moves that sometimes resemble disco, and a stank face. Women must have the stank face to be a flamenco dancer.

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Becoming Spanish Conquistadors - Seville, Spain - Follow the Flammias

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I love southern Spain. It's warm, the people are friendly, and there is lots to see and do. Our next stop took us to Seville (Sevilla in Spanish, Siviglia in Italiano), the fourth largest city in Spain after Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia.

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I love southern Spain. It's warm, the people are friendly, and there is lots to see and do. Our next stop took us to Seville (Sevilla in Spanish, Siviglia in Italiano), the fourth largest city in Spain after Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia. I was pretty excited about this trip because I have heard so many great things about Seville. We timed it perfectly - the Feria (or Festival) of Seville was going on while we were there, which meant that there was lots of eating, drinking, and flamenco dancing.

After checking into our hotel that overlooked the Cathedral of Seville, we decided we shouldn't waste any time in seeing the sights. After all, we only had one day in Seville.

The Cathedral of Seville is huge. After it's completion in the 16th century, it was deemed the largest church in the world, surpassing the Hagia Sophia (in Istanbul), which had held the title for over 1,000 years! Now, it's the third largest in the world. The nave is the largest in Spain - the ceiling reaches to a height of 42 meters (about 138 feet!)

The church was built to demonstrate Seville's wealth. According to the church's "legend", one church member said " Let the church [be] so beautiful and so great that those who see it built will think we were mad." I guess that's one way of looking at things. They wanted it to be bigger, more beautiful, and nothing like anything that had been built before. In order to accomplish this, church workers gave half their salaries to pay for architects, builders and other expenses during its construction. After two dome collapses, one just five years after it was finished (in 1511), and another in 1888, the church has been largely untouched since 1903.

Oh and one of Italy's (and Spain's AND America's) most famous explorers, Christopher Columbus, is buried in the cathedral.

Leaving the cathedral, we were bombarded by horses. Some were pulling carriages (the normal touristy kind), some were dressed up for the ferie, and some, well, had to stop for some cash.

At first, I was just intrigued by the horse's mane.

Then, something incredibly funny (well, so all the onlookers thought) occurred. I bet you've never seen a man dressed up in a suit take his horse up to the ATM. It was like something out of the 1800s meets a modern-day, everyday occurrence. I guess they didn't have any of those medieval horse tie-ups on the side of the buildings (like in Florence).

Because of the ferie, we saw many men and women of all ages dressed up in traditional Spanish flamenco dress. For men, it's generally a suit, or pants and vest, and for the women, it is a brightly colored, ruffled dress and flowers in their hair.

Next up - the Alcazar and Royal Gardens of Seville. Originally built by the Moors, the Alcazar (Spanish for castle), had a strong Arabic influence. Like I noted in my last post, in Arabic architecture, there are lots of color, geometric patterns, and they often use the theme of water. This castle used all three.

The interior courtyard at the Alcazar is called the "Courtyard of the Maidens". The title refers to the legend that the Moors demanded 100 virgins every year as tribute from Christian kingdoms in Iberia (wow!) The lower level is built in the Arabic style, with a central water feature. The sunken gardens to either side of the reflecting pond were not discovered until seven years ago and historians believe that they are original to the building. The upper level of the courtyard was added later and was designed in the Italian Renaissance style (thus the "normal" round arches).

The lower level of the courtyard is covered in colorful tile.

The king's bedroom was off to one side of the courtyard and the entrance was elaborately decorated.

Underneath the courtyard was a rainwater collection reservoir that some think the king may have designed as a private "spa" for his mistress.

The exterior gardens were beautiful as well. One of the biggest features was a man-made waterfall that came from the building into a large reflecting pool.

After our site-seeing during the day, I was extremely excited to see a flamenco show that night. Bobby has been several times before, but this was my first time! It was a small-ish venue, as there were probably only 40-50 people in attendance, and it lasted for two full hours. There were six dancers who did solos and several men who took turns with the "background music". During a dance, there was always 1 guitarist, and 2 singers/clappers.

I learned a few things about flamenco - there is lots of stomping, some singing that sounds like a mix of Tejano and yodeling, some interesting moves that sometimes resemble disco, and a stank face. Women must have the stank face to be a flamenco dancer.

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Becoming Spanish Conquistadors - Seville, Spain - Follow the Flammias

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I love southern Spain. It's warm, the people are friendly, and there is lots to see and do. Our next stop took us to Seville (Sevilla in Spanish, Siviglia in Italiano), the fourth largest city in Spain after Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia.

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I love southern Spain. It's warm, the people are friendly, and there is lots to see and do. Our next stop took us to Seville (Sevilla in Spanish, Siviglia in Italiano), the fourth largest city in Spain after Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia. I was pretty excited about this trip because I have heard so many great things about Seville. We timed it perfectly - the Feria (or Festival) of Seville was going on while we were there, which meant that there was lots of eating, drinking, and flamenco dancing.

After checking into our hotel that overlooked the Cathedral of Seville, we decided we shouldn't waste any time in seeing the sights. After all, we only had one day in Seville.

The Cathedral of Seville is huge. After it's completion in the 16th century, it was deemed the largest church in the world, surpassing the Hagia Sophia (in Istanbul), which had held the title for over 1,000 years! Now, it's the third largest in the world. The nave is the largest in Spain - the ceiling reaches to a height of 42 meters (about 138 feet!)

The church was built to demonstrate Seville's wealth. According to the church's "legend", one church member said " Let the church [be] so beautiful and so great that those who see it built will think we were mad." I guess that's one way of looking at things. They wanted it to be bigger, more beautiful, and nothing like anything that had been built before. In order to accomplish this, church workers gave half their salaries to pay for architects, builders and other expenses during its construction. After two dome collapses, one just five years after it was finished (in 1511), and another in 1888, the church has been largely untouched since 1903.

Oh and one of Italy's (and Spain's AND America's) most famous explorers, Christopher Columbus, is buried in the cathedral.

Leaving the cathedral, we were bombarded by horses. Some were pulling carriages (the normal touristy kind), some were dressed up for the ferie, and some, well, had to stop for some cash.

At first, I was just intrigued by the horse's mane.

Then, something incredibly funny (well, so all the onlookers thought) occurred. I bet you've never seen a man dressed up in a suit take his horse up to the ATM. It was like something out of the 1800s meets a modern-day, everyday occurrence. I guess they didn't have any of those medieval horse tie-ups on the side of the buildings (like in Florence).

Because of the ferie, we saw many men and women of all ages dressed up in traditional Spanish flamenco dress. For men, it's generally a suit, or pants and vest, and for the women, it is a brightly colored, ruffled dress and flowers in their hair.

Next up - the Alcazar and Royal Gardens of Seville. Originally built by the Moors, the Alcazar (Spanish for castle), had a strong Arabic influence. Like I noted in my last post, in Arabic architecture, there are lots of color, geometric patterns, and they often use the theme of water. This castle used all three.

The interior courtyard at the Alcazar is called the "Courtyard of the Maidens". The title refers to the legend that the Moors demanded 100 virgins every year as tribute from Christian kingdoms in Iberia (wow!) The lower level is built in the Arabic style, with a central water feature. The sunken gardens to either side of the reflecting pond were not discovered until seven years ago and historians believe that they are original to the building. The upper level of the courtyard was added later and was designed in the Italian Renaissance style (thus the "normal" round arches).

The lower level of the courtyard is covered in colorful tile.

The king's bedroom was off to one side of the courtyard and the entrance was elaborately decorated.

Underneath the courtyard was a rainwater collection reservoir that some think the king may have designed as a private "spa" for his mistress.

The exterior gardens were beautiful as well. One of the biggest features was a man-made waterfall that came from the building into a large reflecting pool.

After our site-seeing during the day, I was extremely excited to see a flamenco show that night. Bobby has been several times before, but this was my first time! It was a small-ish venue, as there were probably only 40-50 people in attendance, and it lasted for two full hours. There were six dancers who did solos and several men who took turns with the "background music". During a dance, there was always 1 guitarist, and 2 singers/clappers.

I learned a few things about flamenco - there is lots of stomping, some singing that sounds like a mix of Tejano and yodeling, some interesting moves that sometimes resemble disco, and a stank face. Women must have the stank face to be a flamenco dancer.

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Becoming Spanish Conquistadors - Seville, Spain - Follow the Flammias

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I love southern Spain. It's warm, the people are friendly, and there is lots to see and do. Our next stop took us to Seville (Sevilla in Spanish, Siviglia in Italiano), the fourth largest city in Spain after Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia.

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I love southern Spain. It's warm, the people are friendly, and there is lots to see and do. Our next stop took us to Seville (Sevilla in Spanish, Siviglia in Italiano), the fourth largest city in Spain after Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia. I was pretty excited about this trip because I have heard so many great things about Seville. We timed it perfectly - the Feria (or Festival) of Seville was going on while we were there, which meant that there was lots of eating, drinking, and flamenco dancing.

After checking into our hotel that overlooked the Cathedral of Seville, we decided we shouldn't waste any time in seeing the sights. After all, we only had one day in Seville.

The Cathedral of Seville is huge. After it's completion in the 16th century, it was deemed the largest church in the world, surpassing the Hagia Sophia (in Istanbul), which had held the title for over 1,000 years! Now, it's the third largest in the world. The nave is the largest in Spain - the ceiling reaches to a height of 42 meters (about 138 feet!)

The church was built to demonstrate Seville's wealth. According to the church's "legend", one church member said " Let the church [be] so beautiful and so great that those who see it built will think we were mad." I guess that's one way of looking at things. They wanted it to be bigger, more beautiful, and nothing like anything that had been built before. In order to accomplish this, church workers gave half their salaries to pay for architects, builders and other expenses during its construction. After two dome collapses, one just five years after it was finished (in 1511), and another in 1888, the church has been largely untouched since 1903.

Oh and one of Italy's (and Spain's AND America's) most famous explorers, Christopher Columbus, is buried in the cathedral.

Leaving the cathedral, we were bombarded by horses. Some were pulling carriages (the normal touristy kind), some were dressed up for the ferie, and some, well, had to stop for some cash.

At first, I was just intrigued by the horse's mane.

Then, something incredibly funny (well, so all the onlookers thought) occurred. I bet you've never seen a man dressed up in a suit take his horse up to the ATM. It was like something out of the 1800s meets a modern-day, everyday occurrence. I guess they didn't have any of those medieval horse tie-ups on the side of the buildings (like in Florence).

Because of the ferie, we saw many men and women of all ages dressed up in traditional Spanish flamenco dress. For men, it's generally a suit, or pants and vest, and for the women, it is a brightly colored, ruffled dress and flowers in their hair.

Next up - the Alcazar and Royal Gardens of Seville. Originally built by the Moors, the Alcazar (Spanish for castle), had a strong Arabic influence. Like I noted in my last post, in Arabic architecture, there are lots of color, geometric patterns, and they often use the theme of water. This castle used all three.

The interior courtyard at the Alcazar is called the "Courtyard of the Maidens". The title refers to the legend that the Moors demanded 100 virgins every year as tribute from Christian kingdoms in Iberia (wow!) The lower level is built in the Arabic style, with a central water feature. The sunken gardens to either side of the reflecting pond were not discovered until seven years ago and historians believe that they are original to the building. The upper level of the courtyard was added later and was designed in the Italian Renaissance style (thus the "normal" round arches).

The lower level of the courtyard is covered in colorful tile.

The king's bedroom was off to one side of the courtyard and the entrance was elaborately decorated.

Underneath the courtyard was a rainwater collection reservoir that some think the king may have designed as a private "spa" for his mistress.

The exterior gardens were beautiful as well. One of the biggest features was a man-made waterfall that came from the building into a large reflecting pool.

After our site-seeing during the day, I was extremely excited to see a flamenco show that night. Bobby has been several times before, but this was my first time! It was a small-ish venue, as there were probably only 40-50 people in attendance, and it lasted for two full hours. There were six dancers who did solos and several men who took turns with the "background music". During a dance, there was always 1 guitarist, and 2 singers/clappers.

I learned a few things about flamenco - there is lots of stomping, some singing that sounds like a mix of Tejano and yodeling, some interesting moves that sometimes resemble disco, and a stank face. Women must have the stank face to be a flamenco dancer.

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Becoming Spanish Conquistadors - Seville, Spain - Follow the Flammias

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I love southern Spain. It's warm, the people are friendly, and there is lots to see and do. Our next stop took us to Seville (Sevilla in Spanish, Siviglia in Italiano), the fourth largest city in Spain after Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia.