Technology: Metropol Parasol - a Stroll Above the Roofs of Seville
Like huge trees, six pylons bearing “parasols” tower above the Plaza de la Encarnación in the historic centre of Seville, forming a shady roof. From the restaurant at the top, which was not to exceed the 28-metre ridge height of the cathedral, one has a view over the roofs of the city. Various uses are stacked vertically above each other here. In the basement is an archaeological museum, where a 40-metre field of excavations is spanned without intermediate columns by a two-storey-high steel Vierendeel frame. Above this, at street level, is a market hall, the roof of which is in a steel and concrete composite form of construction, creating a plaza five metres above ground level.
