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de Artes y Costumbres Populares | Palacio
San Telmo | Teatro Lope de Vega
The Palacio de San Telmo
This magnificent palace was built in 1682 to serve
a marine university, training ships, pilots, navigators and high
ranking officers. It is named after St. Telmo, the patron saint
of navigators. In 1849 the palace became the private residence of
the Dukes of Montpensier until 1893 and the vast grounds included
what is now the Parque Maria Luisa. The building became a seminary
in 1901 and today is the presidential headquarters of the Junta
de Andalucia - the regional government.
The palace's main feature is the exuberant Churrigueresque
portal overlooking Avenida de Roma by Antonio Matias de Figueroa,
completed in 1734. Surrounding the columns are allegorical figures
of the Arts and Sciences. St Telmo can be seen holding a ship and
charts, flanked by the sword bearing St Ferdinand and St Hermenegildo
with a cross.
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