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Spain Metropol Parasol

The world's largest wooden structure

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Located in the ancient city of Seville is full of futuristic buildings, nearly 5,000 square meters of honeycomb wooden roof making it the world's largest wooden structure, propped up for the residents of a small town giant parasol.

Fall from the sky, or where they stand? This is the ancient city of Seville in Spain, a huge wooden structure, wave driven by the combination of undulating wood, construction area of ​​5,000 square meters, the height of 28.5 meters, called the world's largest wooden structure building. Seville, overlooking the panoramic view from the air, the whole building like a huge city parasol, in the concrete "branches" is a broad plaza below, pedestrians walking during unimpeded, but also with a huge grid projector to play games.

The building called "Metropol Parasol", Seville Encarnacion square Reconstruction of the main works in Berlin by the famous architectural firm J. MAYER H. Architects design and planning. Despite the highly futuristic design, construction materials used is very simple, the base is concrete columns, as early as 2008 has been completed, the top of the wooden structure is the most complex process and most time-consuming part of the large area of ​​roof with a unique honeycomb structure, looks like a mushroom cloud into the sky. In addition, the project also uses the latest environmentally friendly wood and technology, wood exterior polyurethane spray paint, enough to meet the most stringent fire safety requirements, the project took more than three years before finally completed.

Metropol Parasol official opening last month, a top is designed for viewing panoramic views of the terrace, below is a combination of the theater, farmers market, plaza and restaurants, and other overhead functions, to develop the commercial potential of Encarnacion square, and full to develop a new modern city center. Today, Metropol Parasol in Seville city center has become a landmark building, with the surrounding medieval architecture in sharp contrast, and highlights the cultural city of Seville, Spain this feature. During the day, people can magic "umbrella" under the protection of various trade fairs and cultural events held at night, construction will issue a brilliant light, as the city staged a gorgeous night scene.