The Peruvian pavilion () is a multi-purpose building in
Seville
Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, ...
,
Spain
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. Built to house the Peruvian exhibition of the 1929
Ibero-American Exposition
The Ibero-American Exposition of 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 States, Brazil, Uruguay, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, C ...
, it currently functions as the Consulate-General of Peru in the city and also houses a science museum,
La Casa de la Ciencia
La Casa de la Ciencia (''The House of Science'') in the city of Seville, Spain is a centre for popularizing science.
Along with a museum, the building houses the Andalusian headquarters of the Spanish National Research Council ( CSIC). CSIC is t ...
.
History
It was created on the occasion of the
Ibero-American Exposition of 1929
The Ibero-American Exposition of 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 States, Brazil, Uruguay, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, C ...
. It was built from the project designed by the architect , the pavilion was conceived as a work with strong mestizo and colonial characters, a mix of
Spanish roots and
pre-Hispanic
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Peruvian cultures.
From 1984 to 2007, it housed the Doñana Biological Station of the
Spanish National Research Council
The Spanish National Research Council (, CSIC) is the largest public institution dedicated to research in Spain and the third largest in Europe. Its main objective is to develop and promote research that will help bring about scientific and techn ...
.
List of Consuls general
*Humberto Urteaga Dulanto: 2007–2010
*Oscar Guillermo Barrenechea Núñez del Arco: 2010–2013
*Javier Martín Sánchez-Checa Salazar: 2013–2015
*República Lucía Cristina Trindade Díaz de Buitrón: 2015–2017
*Gonzalo Zapater Vargas-Quintanilla: 2017–2021
*José Antonio Doig Alberdi: 2021–2023
*Rosario Botton Girón: 2023–present
See also
*
Ibero-American Exposition of 1929
The Ibero-American Exposition of 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 States, Brazil, Uruguay, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, C ...
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Peruvian pavilion, Paris
References
{{Diplomatic missions in Spain
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
Seville
Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, ...
World's fair architecture in Seville
1929 in Peru
1929 in Spain
Baroque Revival architecture in Spain