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In Ictu Oculi
(In the Blink of an Eye) and
Finis Gloriae Mundi
(The End of Earthly
Glory).
PLAZA DE TOROS DE LA REAL MAESTRANZA
Bullring, Museum
( 954 22 45 77;
www.realmaestranza.es
;
Paseo de Cristóbal Colón 12; tours adult/
over 65yr/under 12yr €6/4/2.50; half-hourly 9.30am-8pm, 9.30am-3pm bullfight
days)
Seville's bullring is one of the most handsome in Spain, and probably the old-
est (building began in 1758). It was here, and in the ring at Ronda, that bullfighting
on foot (instead of horseback) began in the 18th century.
Museo de Bellas Artes
Art Gallery
(Plaza del Museo 9; adult/EU citizen, retired & student €1.50/free; 9am-8.30pm
Tue-Sat, to 2.30pm Sun, closed Mon)
Set in a beautiful former convent, Seville's fine-
arts museum does full justice to Seville's leading role in Spain's artistic golden age.
South of the Centre
PARQUE DE MARÍA LUISA & PLAZA DE ESPAÑA
( 8am-10pm)
A large area south of the tobacco factory was transformed for
Seville's 1929 international fair, the Exposición Iberoamericana, when architects ad-
orned it with fantastical buildings, many of them harking back to Seville's past glory
or imitating the native styles of Spain's former colonies. In its midst is the large
Parque de María Luisa, a living expression of Seville's Moorish and Christian past.
Plaza de España, one of the city's favourite relaxation spots, faces the park
across Avenida de Isabel la Católica.
Park
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