Plaza de Santa Cruz

Plaza de Santa Cruz (“Santa Cruz Square”) is located in the Santa Cruz district, in Seville. Here the Church of Santa Cruz was built in 1391, where the famous Sevillian painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was buried in 1682. After the French invasion of Seville, the church was demolished to make way for the Plaza de Santa Cruz. This plaza was remodelled by the Sevillian architect Juan Talavera and Heredia in the early twentieth century.

A forged-iron cross dominates the square, as it is located in the centre of it. It is called Cruz de la Sierpes (“Sierpes Cross”) or Cruz de la Cerrajería (“Locksmith Cross”), and four snakes project from the cross. These snakes refer to the Sierpes Street, where the cross was located until 1840.

Plaza de Santa Cruz has several gardens, orange trees and hedges surrounding the Cruz de la Sierpes. The buildings bordering the square also deserve a special mention: designed by Juan Talavera and Heredia, its look guarantees the aesthetics of the Sevillian architecture, both in form and colour.

Next to the Jardines de Murillo and the Alcazar of Seville and just a few metres from the Callejón del Agua. Plaza de Santa Cruz is located inside the magical neighborhood of Santa Cruz, a peaceful oasis where you should stop while in Seville.

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