Spain Blog #59: Plaza de Espana Part 2: Amazing Tile Work

A mural of a region in Spain, done in tile

In today's blog, we're still exploring the Plaza de Espana in Seville, Spain. This blog focuses on a number of tiles panoramas depicting the regions in Spain.

The tile work is intricate and amazing and there are so many of them. In addition to tile murals depicting some scene that is relevant to each region, there are also maps of the regions done in tiles next to them.

Regional map in tile

The photos speak for themselves. 

FILM FACTS: The Plaza de España has been used as a filming location, including scenes for the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia. The building was used as a location in the Star Wars movie series Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) — in which it featured in exterior shots of the City of Theed on the Planet Naboo. It also featured in the 2012 film The Dictator.

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