Since I’m on the Expo topic, I might as well post these photos. Introducing the Plaza de España. This was the main ‘pavilion’ built for the Ibero-American Expo of 1929, held in Seville, Spain.
The Plaza de España sits smack inside the María Luisa Park, a public park in the centre of Seville city. (The María Luisa Park formed the site of the Ibero-American Expo in 1929-1930). The photo above is of the adjoining park, the Jardines del Prado de San Sebastián
This is a nice place to visit if you’re in Seville, because it’s a mere 20 mins walk from the city centre, and it’s free!
The Ibero-American Exposition was connected to the 1929 Barcelona International Expo. While Barcelona was the main venue for the Expo 1929, the countries which have historical ties with Spain (mainly Hispanic American countries), were represented in Seville, in the Ibero-American Expo. Its purpose was to improve relations between Spain and the countries in attendance. Many of the pavilions are still standing today, converted into consulates, museums, etc, heck, there’s even one that’s a flamenco school now (the former Argentine Pavilion)!
The Plaza is flanked with tiled alcoves, each representing a different province of Spain. The one above is of Avila
Apart from taking photos and posing, you could also hire a boat to row around (yep, that’s a good work out, better than any rowing machine in the gym, hehe, or hire a horse-cart, nope, not much of a workout there!)
And of course, you could watch a flamenco dance while you're at it! What’s Spain without flamenco!
OK, that's all for today, signing out, yours truly at the Plaza de España, Sep 2023. Till we meet again, hasta la vista!
There, one super express photo post done, hah!
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