June 12, 2009
We started the day in the Praca do Comercio which is a plaza that sits on the edge of the city right next to the river. This plaza is of the Plaza Mayor style with the tree sides not facing the water all having matching facades with a central gate to one of the major streets(and no cars are allowed on it) in the city.
Gate to Rua Augusta from Praca do Comercio
June 10, 2009
At the start of the day we made our way through the campus of the University of Sevilla.
University of Sevilla Courtyard
From there we headed over to the grounds of the Ibero-American Exposition (photos) of 1929. On the way we saw one of the buildings I had done research on previously, the Infanta Elena Library by Cruz y Ortiz.
Infanta Elena Library
Sevilla held a World’s Fair type World’s Fair type Expo in 1992 and then had no idea what to do with their exposition halls. What follows is a photo story, with minor narration, of what has happened with the grounds of the Expo ’92 in Sevilla.
Bridge over what used to be a river with Pavilion of the Future
This is the sight you see as you enter the old fairgrounds after crossing the Puente de la Barqueta.
Pavilion of the Future
June 8, 2009
Location: Sevilla, Spain
As Expo ’92 was built across the street from the main city new bridges were needed to provide access.
Puente de la Barqueta
Engineer: Juan J. Arenas y Marcos J. Pantaleón
Date: 1992
Puente de la Barqueta