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Location: Seville, Spain

Metropol Parasol

This waffle-like crown structure in Seville,Spain, called the " Metropol Parasol" was completed in April 2011. Located at Plaza de la Encarnacion, the stunning sequence of undulating parasols comprises the world's largest wooden structure turns it into the new icon for Seville, a place of identification and to articulate Seville's role as one of the world´s most fascinating cultural destinations.

Metropol’s interweaving waffle-like wooden panels rise from concrete base reinforced with steel, which are positioned in such a way to architecturally form canopies and walkways below the parasols. Metropol Parasol was given this contemporary organic design to explore the potential that the Plaza de la Encarnacion becomes the new fashionable, modern-day urban center. The Metropol Parasol’s function as a unique organic urban space within the crowded and dense fabric of the medieval city center of Seville allows for a variety of activities to be performed.

Description
Location: Seville, Spain

Metropol Parasol

This waffle-like crown structure in Seville,Spain, called the " Metropol Parasol" was completed in April 2011. Located at Plaza de la Encarnacion, the stunning sequence of undulating parasols comprises the world's largest wooden structure turns it into the new icon for Seville, a place of identification and to articulate Seville's role as one of the world´s most fascinating cultural destinations.

Metropol’s interweaving waffle-like wooden panels rise from concrete base reinforced with steel, which are positioned in such a way to architecturally form canopies and walkways below the parasols. Metropol Parasol was given this contemporary organic design to explore the potential that the Plaza de la Encarnacion becomes the new fashionable, modern-day urban center. The Metropol Parasol’s function as a unique organic urban space within the crowded and dense fabric of the medieval city center of Seville allows for a variety of activities to be performed.