A rowing boat slides along the canal of the Plaza de España while the afternoon sun lights up the whole brick-and-tile crescent behind it. A painted bridge arches over the water, a stone column rises in the foreground, and the towers of the building stand against a clear blue sky. This is Seville at its most theatrical: a square built to impress the world, still doing exactly that. Quick Facts Photographer: Sapiens Verbum (Pablo Avanzini) Subject: Rowing boats on the canal of the Plaza de España, with a tiled bridge and the main building in afternoon light Location: Plaza de España, Parque de María Luisa, Seville, Andalusia, Spain Medium: Photograph – Colour Series: Andalusia Rowing boats on the canal of the Plaza de España, Seville. Photograph by Sapiens Verbum (Pablo Avanzini). The Plaza de España was designed by the Sevillian architect Aníbal González as the centrepiece of the Ibero-American Exposition of 19...