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Palacio de Altamira

The Palacio de Altamira is the current location of the Consejería de Cultura of the Junta de Andalucía. It is a marvelous building dating back to the end of the 14th century and was commissioned by D. Diego López de Stúñiga (or Zúñiga). The palace was modeled after the Real Alcázar and is inspired by the Mudejar style. […]

The Statue of Martínez Montañés

Juan Martínez Montañés is the greatest exponent of the Sevillian school of Baroque imagery, which is wonderfully showcased in the various churches throughout the city. Born in Alcalá la Real, Jaén (1568), he began his training in Granada and completed it in Seville, where some of his greatest works of art will be found till […]