Back to School, Sevilla Style (Jan 20, 2025)

A day with a forecast of rain meant that I went out early to explore a bit.  After the obligatory morning espresso, I dropped by the University of Seville.  The school was founded in 1505 and has branches all over the world.

The main building (rectorate) of the University.  It used to be the royal tobacco factory.

Statue of Rodrigo Fernández de Santaella, founder of the school in 1505 that eventually became the University.

This campus houses the School of Geography and History and they had a (free) museum!  These are all copies, however.  The originals are in Madrid or elsewhere.

Friezes depicting Athenian cavalry horseman

Caesar Augustus

Pieces from a sarcophagus showing the marriage of Achilles and Polyxena, which sealed the peace with the Trojans

St. George, by Donatello

Fountain in the University patio

"Royal Tobacco Factory"

It had been raining pretty steadily while I was here and after I had a second espresso in the school cafeteria, it was really coming down.  So I headed back to the apartment and hoped it would let up.  No such luck--and it doesn't look good tomorrow either.