Palacio del Marqués de la Motilla, Gothic Revival palace in central Seville, Spain.
The Palacio del Marqués de la Motilla is a palace at the corner of Laraña and Cuna streets in central Seville, now operating as a hotel. Built in a Gothic Revival style, the building has a tall brick tower topped with battlements, angled walls, and stone parapets resting on corbels.
The building was designed by the Italian architect Gino Coppedè and built between 1921 and 1931, with Vicente Traver overseeing construction on the ground. This period in Seville saw major changes in the city as preparations were underway for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition.
The tall brick tower with battlements draws the eye immediately and sets this building apart from the surrounding streets. Inside, Gothic arches and carved stone details show how the architect brought a northern European sensibility into a southern Spanish setting.
The building stands on a visible street corner in central Seville and is easy to reach on foot from the main sightseeing areas. Visitors who are not hotel guests can still take in the full facade, tower, and stone details from the pavement outside.
Gino Coppedè is best known for the Quartiere Coppedè in Rome, a residential neighborhood filled with fantasy-like buildings that share a similar Gothic and eclectic mix. This palace in Seville is one of the very few works he left outside Italy.
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