Palacio de San Telmo

The Palace of San Telmo (Spanish: Palacio de San Telmo) is a historic edifice in Seville, southern Spain, formerly the Universidad de Mareantes (a university for navigators), now the seat of the presidency of the Andalusian Autonomous Government. Construction of the building began in 1682 outside the walls of the city, on property belonging to the Tribunal of the Holy Office, the institution responsible for the Spanish Inquisition. It was originally constructed as the seat of the University of Navigators (Universidad de Mareantes), a school to educate orphaned children and train them as sailors.

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Palacio de San Telmo ranks #950 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #38 of the 600 mapped in Spain. Founded 1682, it is older than 24% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,512 times in the last 60 days, more than 83% of the atlas. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Seville, 1 km away. It is one of the 125 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Andalusia. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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