Aníbal González Álvarez-Ossorio (10 June 1876 in

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– 31 May 1929) was a Spanish architect who made important buildings in Seville and

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. He designed the

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and he was the chief architect of the

Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 The Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 (Spanish: ''Exposición iberoamericana de 1929'') was a world's fair held in Seville, Spain, from 9 May 1929 until 21 June 1930. Countries in attendance of the exposition included: Portugal, the United Stat ...

in Seville. González was born in Seville. He studied in La Escuela Superior de Arquitectura (Madrid Superior Technical School of Architecture) where he graduated in 1902. At the beginning of his career his style was

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, but later evolved towards regionalism.

Ibero-American Exposition of 1929

Aníbal González was appointed chief architect of the Sevilla Iberoamerican Exposition of 1929, where he worked until 1926. He designed in the Plaza de América of

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, the Mudéjar Pavilion that was accomplished in 1914 (currently

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),History
Museum of Arts and Traditions of Sevilla, official English-language site. Accessed online 2010-01-19. Also consulted th
equivalent Spanish-language page
the Palacio del Renacimiento (currently

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) and the Real Pavilion. His most famous work for the Exposition is the

, completed in 1929 that was the most emblematic place of this event. González combined a mix of 1920s

and 'mock Mudejar', and

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styles. The ''Plaza de España'' complex is a huge half-circle with buildings continually running around the edge accessible over the moat by numerous beautiful bridges. In the centre is a large fountain. By the walls of the Plaza are many tiled alcoves, each representing a different province of Spain.http://www.sevilla5.com/monuments/plespana.html Sevilla-Plaza de España accessed 4/08/2010

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