Aníbal González, Bronze statue and memorial in Distrito Sur, Seville
The Aníbal González statue is a bronze memorial set on a large pedestal in a small roundabout within the Parque de María Luisa, in the Distrito Sur of Seville, along the Avenida de Isabel la Católica. The sculpture shows the architect at full height, wearing a long coat and holding a hat in one hand.
Aníbal González was born in Seville in 1876 and studied architecture in several European countries before becoming the leading figure of the regionalist style in the city. His most recognized work, the Plaza de España, was built for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition. The memorial was created after a city competition in 2010 by sculptors Manuel Nieto, Guillermo Plaza, and Manuel Osuna, and was inaugurated in 2011.
The statue shows Aníbal González wearing a long coat and holding a hat in his left hand, his gaze directed toward the north tower of the Plaza de España, a building he designed himself. This gesture makes the link between the architect and his most recognized work visible and direct.
The memorial sits in a small roundabout inside the Parque de María Luisa and is easy to reach from the surrounding paths. A visit pairs well with a walk through the park or a stop at the nearby Plaza de España.
Hidden beneath the bronze coat near the legs of the figure are small handprints left by children. The three sculptors who made the statue each had a child born the year it was completed, and they pressed those tiny hands into the metal as a personal mark.
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