The Hotel Alfonso XIII is the best luxury hotel in Seville, in the heart of the city, and is a very historic hotel. It was designed to be the most luxurious hotel in Europe when it was conceived. The architect was Jose Espiau and the hotel was designed in the Neo-Mudejar style. This style was inspired by Arab architecture and with decorative elements in the ornate plateresque style. There is a yellow brick facade, a big central patio that is adorned with tiled arcades and a fountain, all covered with a glass canopy. There are square towers and Renaissance style windows. The gardens have orange and palm trees.
The inside of the hotel is sumptuously decorated with rich coffered ceilings, elegant lamps, beveled mirrors, and marble floors and stairs. There are beautifully decorated ceramic tiles on the walls from Triana, some with designs of angels. The colors of the tile are rich and traditional.
The hotel was inaugurated by King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenia on April 28, 1928. They were celebrating the wedding of their daughter Isabel to Count Juan Zamoyski. The hotel has housed royal families, heads of state, and important people from all over the world. The high society of Seville always go to this hotel. The hotel was renovated by Rafael Manzano Monis for the Seville Expo of 1992.
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