Metropol Parasol (Seville)

 panoramic view, marketplace, archaeological site, wooden

The Metropol Parasol was built at the Plaza de la Encarnación, a large square in the center of Seville that until 1973 was in use as a market place. The following decades the square was abandoned and used as a parking lot.

In the 1990s the city council decided to renovate the dilapidated square and build an underground parking garage as well as a new market hall. However, during the initial construction phase excavations revealed remains of Roman houses and the project was halted. Instead, the city council now wanted to create an archaeological museum, so in 2004 they launched a competition for a redesign of the market square, with the requirement that it should accommodate the museum as well as a market hall. Out of 65 participants, a modern design dubbed 'Metropol Parasol' by Berlin architect Jurgen Mayer H. was chosen.

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