Palacio de San Telmo

Palace of San Telmo
Palacio de San Telmo (Spanish)
General view of the Palace of San Telmo.
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General information
Architectural styleSpanish Baroque
LocationSeville, Spain
Design and construction
Architect(s)Leonardo de Figueroa
Official namePalacio de San Telmo con el Jardín contiguo al mismo
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated6 April 1968
Reference no.RI-51-0007309

The Palace of San Telmo (Spanish: Palacio de San Telmo) is a historical edifice in Seville, southern Spain, formerly the Universidad de Mareantes (a university for navigators), now is the seat of the presidency of the Andalusian Autonomous Government. Construction of the building began in 1682 outside the walls of the city, on property belonging to the Tribunal of the Holy Office, the institution responsible for the Spanish Inquisition. It was originally constructed as the seat of the University of Navigators (Universidad de Mareantes), a school to educate orphaned children and train them as sailors.[1]

  1. ^ Antonio Sancho Corbacho (1952), Arquitectura barroca sevillana del siglo XVIII, Madrid: Instituto Diego Velázquez. Superior Council of Scientific Research, p. 68 and following