The parasol they built for views

The Metropol Parasol — locally called Las Setas — is a wooden structure completed in 2011 in Plaza de la Encarnación, 28 meters high. A walkway along the top gives a 360-degree panoramic view over Seville's old city. It is, structurally, an elevated viewing platform that happens to be one of the world's largest wooden structures. The Giralda tower, the former minaret of the Great Mosque converted to a cathedral bell tower, is 104 meters high and has a ramp — built for horses — rather than stairs to the top. The Torre del Oro on the Guadalquivir faces west over the river. Golden hour here is short, around 30 minutes at midsummer, and the Andalusian air is usually clear enough to see the effect sharply. The Alcázar gardens face south and catch afternoon light all year.