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node: spot_seville_metropol_parasol
type: spot
slug: metropol_parasol
destination: dest_seville
title: "Metropol Parasol"
lead: "The Metropol Parasol is a timber structure of six parasols over a square in central Seville, finished in 2011 and among the largest wooden structures in the world. Seville calls it Las Setas, the mushrooms."
published: 2026-08-12
updated: 2026-08-12
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## Overview

Jürgen Mayer won a competition to redevelop a car park; excavation found Roman and Almohad remains, which are now displayed in the basement and which delayed and enlarged the project. The structure is bonded birch plywood on a steel core, and the walkway on top runs 250 metres over the roofs. It cost about three times its budget and the city argued about it for a decade; it is now the busiest public space in the old town.

## Highlights

Go up for sunset and walk the whole loop — the ticket includes a drink and the light show after dark is included in the evening slots. The Antiquarium in the basement is a separate small ticket and shows what the site cost to dig. The market underneath is a working market, not a food hall.