Showing 1-5 of 5 results
-
Archive of the Indies
On the western side of Plaza del Triunfo, the Archive of the Indies is the main archive on Spain's American empire, with 80 million pages of documents dating from 1492 through to the end of the empire in the 19th century. The 16th-century building, designed by Juan de Herrera, was originally built as a merchants' exchange. It was closed for restoration work at the time of writing.
-
Museo Arqueológico
On Plaza de América, at the southern end of the park, is Seville's Museo Arqueológico, whose big collection includes a room of gold jewellery from the mysterious Tartessos culture, and fine collections of Iberian animal sculptures and beautiful Roman mosaics.
-
Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares
Facing the Museo Arqueológico is the Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares, with mock-up workshops of local crafts and some really beautiful old festival costumes.
-
Museo de Bellas Artes
The Fine Arts Museum, housed in the beautiful former Convento de la Merced, is Andalucia's best art museum, with the 17th-century Sevillan masters Murillo, Zurbarán and Valdés Leal especially well represented.
-
Torre del Oro Maritime Museum
The 13th-century river-bank Islamic watchtower, which once crowned a corner of the city walls, supposedly had a dome covered in golden tiles, hence its name, 'Tower of Gold'. Inside is the small Torre del Oro Maritime Museum.
Showing 1-5 of 5 results
