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This film explores how the Metropol Parasol affects the people who live and work around it, as well as the historic area in which it sits.
The Metropol Parasol is one of the largest wooden structures in the world and was completed in April 2011. It has become a new centre for Seville.
The Metropol Parasol was designed by Architect, J. MAYER H., with engineering consulting from Arup.
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