Front 2003

In this year that is the fiftieth anniversary of the transfer of the headquarters of the University of Seville monuments of the Tobacco Factory, the Cover of the April Fair wants to join the celebration of this event inspired by certain elements of the facade of the building that, built around 1730 under the direction of engineer Sebastian van der Borcht, It became the industrial building larger of the time.

The central arch Access to the fairgrounds, It was inspired by the monumental door giving access to the building on the street San Fernando. The two bodies of height topped by a triangular pediment lead us to a height of flag is not reached by any of the covers designed to date.

The side bastions have been formed based on various architectural elements of this extraordinary monuments.

As a link between the entrance arch and side facade bastions a canvas on which steps have practiced two pedestrian projects, whose bulky and imposts are also extracted from the facades of this unique building.

SIZING PAGE 2003

Height entrance arch flag: 47.50 ml
Free entrance arch height: 18.00 ml
Height of bulwarks side flag: 36.50 ml
canvas wall height: 21.00 ml
It is occupying the front cover: 50.50 ml
Dimensions of side scuttles: 4.50×8.00 ml

TECHNICAL DATA REPRESENTING MORE

Weight Kg. Base structure: 140.000
Weight Kg. coated wood: 47.500
Ml tubular profile: 25.000
Out. couplers: 22.000
Out. flange tube / wood: 4.000
Ml steel cables (anchor winds) 4.000
M2 wood chipboard: 4.000
M2 artistic painting: 3.500
Ml of bare copper wire: 7.500
Out. lamp: 22.000
Hours structure specialist: 4.000
Hours carpenter workshop: 3.000
Hours artistic painting: 3.000
Electrical installation hours: 3.000
Hours coated assemblers: 4.000

ECONOMIC DATA

The monumental cover of the April Fair of year 2003 as it stated in the relationship valued the project will be carried out by a contract budget value of three hundred fifty-seven thousand euros.

AUTHORS DESIGN FAIR COVER OF YEAR 2003

As usual, Home design and handicrafts development of the model that represents, They have been made by the Technical Service Major Feasts, whose names are listed below:

Rafael Carretero Moragas. Technical architect
J. Miguel Farnández Astasio. draftsman
Santiago Ortiz Carmona. draftsman

Information provided by:
HE Major Festivals Area. City of Seville
EL “ALUMBRAO”

Surely you've been surprised to read this little word, that belongs to you-no doubt quepis- the particular dictionary Seville, but comes from “The Lighting”, light verb.

It really is something like “Chupinazo” in the San Fermin, represents the beginning of the Feria de Sevilla and is the highest authority of the city, our mayor, Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín press a little button and go slowly turning the 22.000 Home Light Bulbs, whose central entrance arch to the Fair is inspired by the door that leads to the building of the University of Seville (former tobacco factory) Calle San Fernando. Gradually be completely illuminating the Real, lighting all the bulbs that are in the Real de la Feria. The Fair is completely shines… and hence what the “alumbrao”.