Palace of San Telmo

Why go

A theatrical Churrigueresque portal announces the former maritime college. The long Baroque façade reflects the building's later royal and governmental uses. At Palace of San Telmo, compare both closely. Palace of San Telmo rewards a slower circuit. Palace of San Telmo rewards a slower circuit.

What to look for

• A theatrical Churrigueresque portal announces the former maritime college.
• The long Baroque façade reflects the building's later royal and governmental uses.

The full story

San Telmo Palace, seat of the presidency of the Junta de Andalucía, begun in the year 1682, on land owned by the Court outside the walls of the Inquisition to host the seminar at the University College of Merchants on which was welcomed orphans of the sailors. It is one of the emblematic buildings of baroque architecture in Seville, has a rectangular plan with several courtyards, one central, four corner towers, chapel and gardens. The chapel, which is accessed from a courtyard designed by architect Leonardo de Figueroa and participated in its interior decoration: Pedro Duque Cornejo-sculptor, Miguel Quintana-mason-, Domingo Martínez-painter, and John Thomas Diaz-carpenter, is an exuberant Baroque. It is chaired by the image of Our Lady of Good Air, from the early seventeenth century. Palacio de San Telmo main façade is a magnificent façade cover of Churrigueresque completed in 1754, the work of other members of the Figueroa family, specifically Matias Antonio Matias, the son and grandson of Leonardo de Figueroa, the cost was 50,000 pesos. The cover has three bodies.

Useful to know

• See the exterior in daylight, then confirm official access before planning an interior visit.
• Combine it with nearby stops to avoid crossing the city twice in the strongest afternoon heat.

Your next visit

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