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Metropol Parasol - La Encarnacion Square, Seville. Spain

At first locals were not happy about the design by Jurgen Mayer-Hermann of the Metropol Parasol, but they grew to accept it. The Metropol Parasol is located in Seville’s Old Quarter, smack in the middle of historic, beautiful buildings. The design itself is an interpretation of wooden mushrooms. The structure is huge, measuring 150 m by 70 m, and with a height of 26 m, making it the largest wooden structure in the world. Visitors can stroll around on it.