Twilight at the Alamillo, Seville
Most riverside walks in Seville take in the city’s historical sights, such as the Torre del Oro or the notorious bullring.
A little further out, however, Seville reveals its modern face, the lights and the energy of a city on the up. Starting in the Parque del Alamillo, by the Olympic Stadium, we navigated by following this striking metal symbol: the Puente Alamillo.
Known locally as the Harp Bridge, this landmark formed part of the regenerative Expo 92, designed to transport people to and from a formerly deserted island. Today, it’s also an impromptu playground, with children scrambling up the central pillar and sliding back down.
Back on dry land, meanwhile, Seville’s urban artists decorate the concrete walls in their own way.
Puente del Alamillo - A Modern Landmark in Seville
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That’s some bridge.
Shades of the Newcastle Millenium Bridge, and the smaller version here in York. But I prefer the rebellious asymmetry of the Puente Alamillo.
[...] Start at the Torre del Oro – Seville’s unmissable former watchtower, prison and gunpowder store – and turn right for a free walk along the river. On this side of the riverbank, cafés serve salmorejo, the Andalusian version of the refreshing soup gazpacho. Head back up the steps to visit the bullring – Spain’s notorious Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza. Don’t worry, if even the though of a bullfight makes you feel sick you can visit the museum to try to get a glimmer of understanding into this very popular pastime. Walk a little further to reach the strikingly modern Puente Alamillo bridge. [...]
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Bridges make such great subjects. One tower suspnsion bridges seem to be all the rage lately, we have on nearby in Toledo Ohio but this one is much cooler.
WOW! I love the shot of the bridge from the perspective walking across it. Very cool! Spain is still on my to-see list… in the meantime, I appreciate the virtual trip!
What beautiful pictures! The bridge reminds me of the new bridge in Boston.
You’ve done well capturing it in great dusk light!
I’m still geting over how beautiful that bridge is and the rest of the pictures look amazing too.
The design of this bridge was replicated in Redding, CA to build the Sundial Bridge. On the tower side of the bridge there are markers inlaid in the ground and the tower acts as the sundial hand – quite impressive.
http://www.shastalake.com/sundialbridge/night/
Regular readers of my blog know that I have a real weakness for bridges, so I loved these photos. I was going to mention the bridge in Toledo, Ohio, but I see Tim already beat me to it!
Thanks for the comments! Yes, I have a weakness for bridges – see the growing collection in the Science category…;)
I haven’t seen the bridge in Redding – but the sundial feature sounds an impressive addition to this one (also designed by Santiago Calatrava)
That bridge has some great lines, I love the lat shot, it reminds me of a harp.