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11 Gallery of the Grotesque at Real Alcázar in Seville, Spain

As you exit the backside of Real Alcázar and enter the gardens, the first visual treasure you will admire is on an elevated terrace. This is the Gallery of the Grotesque. This former Almohad wall was lavishly reimagined in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The frescos of mythological creatures between the columns resembling coral were painted by Diego de Esquivel. Accenting the pond is a statue of Mercury, the Greek deity of industry and commerce. The mythological god was sculpted by Bartolomé Morel in 1576.

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Gallery of the Grotesque at Real Alcázar in Seville, Spain

Patio de Banderas, s/n, 41004 Sevilla, Spain

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