Royal Tobacco Factory of Seville
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The Royal Tobacco Factory of Seville is a monumental 18th-century industrial complex in Seville, Spain, renowned as one of Europe’s earliest and largest tobacco factories and later repurposed to house the University of Seville.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Tobacco Factory of Seville canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
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former tobacco factory ⓘ industrial complex ⓘ university building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
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Neoclassical ⓘ |
| area | about 18,000 square metres ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1770 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1728 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| conversionDate | 1950s ⓘ |
| convertedTo | University of Seville main building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinates | 37.382°N 5.993°W ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| currentTenant | University of Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
administrative offices
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lecture halls ⓘ library ⓘ university faculties ⓘ university rectorate ⓘ |
| enclosedArea | about 30,000 square metres ⓘ |
| fictionalAssociation | workplace of the character Carmen ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasArchitect |
Diego Bordick de Hovyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ignacio Sala NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastián van der Borcht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasement | true ⓘ |
| hasCourtyard |
Patio de las Columnas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patio del Reloj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central courtyards
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chapel ⓘ drawbridge ⓘ moat ⓘ prison cells ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | opera "Carmen" by Georges Bizet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andalusia
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Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearby |
Puerta de Jerez
NERFINISHED
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Royal Alcázar of Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ Seville Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Spanish tobacco monopoly ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
tobacco manufacturing
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tobacco storage ⓘ |
| roofType | sloping tiled roof ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the earliest large-scale tobacco factories in Europe
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one of the largest industrial buildings of the 18th century in Europe ⓘ |
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