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The Mercury Pond: A Renaissance Fountain With a Hidden Past

Featured Snippet The Mercury Pond is one of the Alcázar’s most fascinating spaces, combining engineering, symbolism, and Renaissance artistry. Originally a key part of Seville’s medieval water system, it stored water carried through the city’s aqueduct and distributed it throughout the palace gardens. In the 1500s, it was redesigned as an ornamental pond featuring a […]