Saturday, July 30th, 2016
Map of Dolmens de Antequera, shown as small red dots (C)Instituto de Estadistica y Cartografia de Andalucia
As expected, Andalucia's latest UNESCO World Heritage site was confirmed recently: the Dolmens of Antequera were inscribed on the list earlier this month at the committee meeting in Istanbul.
We've mentioned this topic a few times on ...
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
The interior of the Mezquita of Cordoba, Europe's fourth-top attraction, according to Trip Advisor users.
Trip Advisor has just released its top ten landmarks in Europe, as voted by users of the frighteningly influential reviewing website. Two of these, both in the top five of the list, are in Andalucia.
Number 2, rather ...
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Friday, April 4th, 2014
[caption id="attachment_13537" align="aligncenter" width="515"] Peña de los Enamorados - Lovers' Leap, part of the Monumental Complex of Antequera, entered as Spain's 2015 application for UNESCO World Heritage Status. Photograph: Michelle Chaplow[/caption]
Spain has moved a step closer to having another UNESCO World Heritage site, to add to the 42 sites already in the ...
Posted in Archaeology, History, Malaga, Nature | No Comments »
Friday, September 27th, 2013
[caption id="attachment_12021" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="This view of the Seville skyline shows the Giralda (left) and Puerta Triana (centre) dwarfed by the Pelli tower"] [/caption]
Last week, I attended a three-day UNESCO "International Meeting" (ie mini-conference) in Seville on "Contemporary Architecture in Historic Cities", with speakers from the UK, USA, Netherlands, China, ...
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Thursday, July 4th, 2013
[caption id="attachment_11317" align="aligncenter" width="433" caption="Now the tallest building in Seville, after 800 years with the Giralda dominating the skyline: the 178-metre Torre Pelli."] [/caption]
Last week saw two of Andalucia's UNESCO World Heritage sites in the news for two very different reasons: Seville, whose new (and first) skyscraper, the Torre Pelli, ...
Posted in Agriculture, architecture, Huelva, Nature, Our Environment, Sevilla | No Comments »
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
[caption id="attachment_10551" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="The spectacular Cordoba Patios Festival is in May: this year, you need a ticket to see the patios at the weekend."] [/caption]
The next major cultural event here in Andalucia is the Cordoba Patios Festival, which takes place on 8-19 May.
This is one of the region's most ...
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
Last week it was announced that the Patios of Cordoba Festival, which takes place every year in May, has been added to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, joining other Spanish entries flamenco and the Mediterranean diet.
But you don't have to wait till spring to see these 50 ...
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Thursday, July 5th, 2012
[caption id="attachment_7064" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="A recent view of the Torre Pelli, under construction, in Seville. Its projected height - nearly 180 metres - is considered by many to overshadow the historic city."][/caption]
The Torre Pelli, and Seville's resulting endangered UNESCO World Heritage Status, is a topic I've written about often on ...
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Monday, January 23rd, 2012
In a recent newspaper poll, 25% of people wanted construction of the Torre Pelli to be halted (it currently has 15 storeys out of the planned 40, and measures around 60 metres). However a massive 62% preferred that the project continue as planned.
This highly controversial building in Seville, designed by ...
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Thursday, October 13th, 2011
[caption id="attachment_4099" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption="Aerial view of the Torre Pelli. Photo Cesar Pelli"][/caption]
For some time, controversy has been raging in Seville over a 178-metre tower which is being built for Cajasol bank. The architect is Argentinian Cesar Pelli, so it's known locally as the Torre Pelli. At one point, UNESCO ...
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