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The Metropol Parasol, locally known as the Mushrooms of La Encarnación or Seville, is the largest wooden structure in the world, with 2 concrete columns housing lifts taking visitors to the viewing point.

Metropol Parasol / J. Mayer H + Arup. The destruction of the Mercado de la Encarnacion in Seville left a huge void in the urban character of the city center which remained unfilled for over thirty ...

The walkways open daily beginning at 9:30 a.m., and close at 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and at 11:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. For more information, visit the Metropol Parasol's website.

Standing in the Plaza de la Encarnación is Metropol Parasol, also known as the 'mushrooms of Seville' ( 'Las Setas de Sevilla '). This building, which opened in 2011, was designed by the German architect Jürgen Mayer, who won a design competition to revitalise the square. It is the largest wooden construction in the world (150 x 70 meters and ...

The Metropol Parasol is both a new landmark for the city of Seville and an engineering adventure – one of the largest timber structures ever built. We worked with architect Jürgen Mayer H to develop its award-winning design. The project consists of six large timber parasols shading the Plaza de la Encarnación and protecting an ...

Metropol Parasol explores the potential of the Plaza de la Encarnacion to become a new contemporary urban center, using a highly developed infrastructure helps to activate the square and surrounding areas. Its role as a unique urban space in dense tissue inside medieval city of Seville allows a variety of activities such as memory, leisure and ...

Metropol Parasol explores the potential of the Plaza de la Encarnación to become the new contemporary urban center. Its role as a unique urban space within the dense fabric of the medieval inner city of Seville allows for a great variety of activities, serving as a site of collective memory with the archaeological excavations combined with ...

Metropol Parasol is situated in the historical center of Seville on Plaza de la Encarnación, one of the largest squares in this area of the city. On the grounds of a demolished convent, a walled-in market consisting of several buildings functioned here during the 19th century, until 1973 when the ensemble was torn down.