The Palacio de San Telmo is a historic building in Seville, Spain. Construction of the building began in 1682 and it was originally constructed as the seat of the Universidad de Mareantes, a school to educate orphaned children and train them as sailors.
The palace is one of the emblematic buildings of Sevillian Baroque architecture and is built on a rectangular plan, with several interior courtyards, including a central courtyard, towers on the four corners, a chapel, and gardens. The exuberantly baroque chapel is the work of architect Leonardo de Figueroa; among those involved in its decoration were sculptor Pedro Duque y Cornejo, stonecutter Miguel de Quintana, painter Domingo Martínez, and carpenter Juan Tomás Díaz.
Today, the palace serves as the seat of the presidency of the Andalusian Autonomous Government. Its facade is distinguished by a magnificent Churrigueresque entrance completed in 1754, featuring a sculptural grouping with a figure of Peter González, Saint Telmo, the patron saint of sailors.
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