Travel-World Photography
Seville - or Sevilla with the Spanish spelling - is the largest city and capital of the autonomous region Andalucia, having a population of 1.5 million in the greater metropolitan area.
Seville was founded as the Roman city of Hispalis. Around year 700, the Moors conquered the city, which became an independent city-state until the collapse of the Caliphate of Córdoba in the early 11th century.
Part of the reason for the development of Sevilla is the fact the Rio Guadalquivir is navigatable with ships of more than 10.000 tons, as the city is only 7 m above the sea level. Today, Sevilla is a financial center with different types of industries, like car and aricraft factories, ship yards, weapon production, textiles, and ceramics. Sevilla has also a large tourist industry, being an important jailway hub. The core of Sevilla consists of narrow streets, as well as many noteworthy and eborately decorated buildings.
This Part 1 has pictures of the center of Sevilla, historic buildings, and structures and buildings erected for the World Exposition in 1992.
Part 2 of Sevilla contains pictures of the Cathedral and the Alcázar Palace, with the Alcázar gardens.
