Built in 1929 by Anibal Gonzalez for the Iberian American exposition, this building represents the regional architecture of Seville. Formed in a semicircle with 200 meters in diameter it represents the embracing of Spain and all Spain’s former colonies. It faces the river as if opening the way to the Americas. Its main decoration is of brick, marble and ceramic and a major fountain in the centre, this gives the building a Renaissance and baroque appearance. This building was the most expensive part of the exposition.
The plaza is surrounded by the canal crossing the 4 bridges which represent the 4 kingdoms of Spain. The walls are individually marked with mosaics, maps and symbols representing the 48 provinces of Spain. All showing historical maps of the areas every city and historical events, art, books etc…
The exposition was also attended by the king Alfonso XIII in the inauguration of the building. In reality the building accommodates the delegation of the central government of Andalusia and the captainship of the general military of the southern region.
The plaza de España was used in one of the scenes of STAR WARS (by George Lucas) episode II “The attack of the Clones” (2002).
Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), and Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman) promanade accompanied by R2 – D2 in one of the romantic scenes of the movie.
The Plaza de España is considered one of Spain’s most spectacular architectural buildings.
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