The Archaeological Museum of Seville (Spanish: Museo Arqueológico de Sevilla) is a museum located in América square at the María Luisa Park, in Seville, the capital of southern Spain’s Andalusia region.
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Five interesting facts about the museum:
- It housed in the Pabellón del Renacimiento, built by the Spanish architect Aníbal González (1876–1929) in 1928.
- The building was created for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929.
- In 1962, the building and museum collections were declared Historic-Artistic Monument.
- It contains artifacts from the Roman era, many of which are from the nearby Roman city of Itálica.
- The Itálica exhibits include mosaics, statues, and busts of the emperors Augustus, Vespasianus, Trajan and Hadrian.
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| Statue of Mercury (the 2nd century AD), Archaeological Museum of Seville |
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| Halls of the Archaeological Museum of Seville |
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| Mosaic of Bacchus (the 3rd century AD), Archaeological Museum of Seville |
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| Statue of Trajan (the 2nd century AD), Archaeological Museum of Seville |
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| Statue of Diana (the 2nd century AD), Archaeological Museum of Seville |
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| Busts of unknown men (the 2nd century AD), Archaeological Museum of Seville |
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| Bust of Hadrian (the 2nd century AD), Archaeological Museum of Seville |
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| Roman mosaic (the 1st century AD), Archaeological Museum of Seville |
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| Tombstones (the 2nd century AD), Archaeological Museum of Seville |
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| Exterior of the Archaeological Museum of Seville |
Have you ever visited the Archaeological Museum of Seville? Feel free to post a comment below.
Location map: Seville Archaeological Museum
Book your visit: Museosdeandalucia.es
Seville accommodation: Booking.com
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I love Sevilla, it's probably my favourite city in Spain! The museum looks so interesting and with great artifacts too. Will visit the next time!
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