The BAC in Seville is the third largest church in Europe. It's like huge! On a rainy day it was the perfect place to spend a few hours. Photo's were allowed, but no flash... I adhered to the rule with the exception of the Columbus shot.
This is the exterior of the BAC. It's hard to get the scale, as you can't get far enough away to shoot the whole thing. There were over 30 (I think) chapels inside and the choir held 200 some seats. The huge silver alter that they bring out for Easter weighs about 5000 pounds - after two hundred or so years of hauling it back and forth, they finally decided to leave it out year round. 
This is the tomb of Columbus. These figures are about 9 feet tall and each represent the four kingdoms of Spain: Aragon, Leon, Castile and Navarra. There has been much debate about who is burried in this tomb - but the (Spanish) tour guide that I was listening too swears it is the real Christopher Columbus (or maybe his son.) This tomb and or Chris' remains have been to more places than most of us, Havana, the Dominican Republic, and currently in Seville. 
A close up of one of the stained glass windows from the BAC. These are the two saints from Seville and they are everywhere.
Don't you think this bull fighter looks an awful lot like Anthony Quinn?
Finally, this is my favorite photo from Seville. In the courtyard of the BAC there was a small orange grove (50 trees) this is a shot of one of the trees. I love the vivid hues and the rain drops. I'm not sure why, in October, the fruit would be green but it was.
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