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1ZVErg Wish I could come up {{Infobox Park|park=Seville Square|image=SevilleSquareFisheye.jpg|caption=|type=historic site|size=1.7 acres|facilities=gazebo, playground equipment, electricity panels|operator=[[City of Pensacola]]|visitors=|opened=[[1814]]|location=[[Government Street]] (north)<br/>[[Zaragoza Street]] (south)<br/>[[Alcaniz Street]] (east)<br/>[[Adams Street]] (west)|mapcode=<googlemap lat="30.409227" type="map" lon="-87.209698" zoom="16" width="288" height="180">30.409477, -87.209795, Seville Square</googlemap>}}[[Seville Square]] is a park in historic [[downtown Pensacola]] that was the location of a [[1752]] Spanish outpost known as [[San Miguel]]. Under British occupation, it was laid out as a public square in the new city plan by [[Elias Durnford]] in [[1764]]. Seville Square was designated as a public plaza by the Spanish in [[1813]]. Over time, the square experienced the same deterioration suffered by the surrounding neighborhood, but in the last thirty years, has become the community center. The park is a frequent host to concerts and festivals. A number of historic Pensacola buildings, like [[Old Christ Church]] and the [[Dorr House]], face onto Seville Square. It is immediate north of [[Fountain Park]] and accessible to [[Bartram Park]] across [[Main Street]]. ==Features=====Gazebo===A gazebo at the center of the square is the main feature. It was constructed for the [[1981]] [[Galvez]] Bicentennial Celebration and dedicated on [[May 9]] of that year to the memory of [[Mary Turner Rule Reed]], who helped establish the [[Seville Square Historic District]]. ===Childhood Reunion Group monument===A stone marker sponsored by the [[Seville Square Childhood Reunion Group]] sits in front of the gazebo. It was erected on [[June 3]], [[1990]] and is "dedicated to all those who spent their youth in and around Seville Square." ===Tree braces===Three "limb braces" carved by sculptors [[Mario Parra]] and [[Elizabeth Thompson]] (residents of Pensacola's [[sister city]] [[Escazu, Costa Rica]]) are used to support the large branches of the park's live oak trees. The braces were carved from the trunk of the massive Christmas cedar, formerly at the intersection of [[Palafox Street|Palafox]] and [[Garden Street]]s, that had to be taken down after sustaining damage in [[Hurricane Ivan]].<ref>[http://cityofpensacola.com/live/ART.ASP?PAGEID=6554 City of Pensacola website]</ref> ===Other amenities===A swing set with posts two child seats is located near the southwest corner of the square. In addition, there are a number of electrical terminals located throughout the park, used by vendors and craft booths during the various festivals that coolare held there. ==Selected Festivals==*[[JazzFest]] (April)*[[Earth Day Pensacola]] in April*[[Fiesta Run]] (May)*[[Evenings in Old Seville Square]] (May through August)*[[Sertoma 4th of July Celebration]]*[[Pensacola Seafood Festival]] (September)*[[Greater Gulf Coast Arts Festival]] (November)*[[Pensacola Christmas Market at Seville Square]] (December) ==See also==[[:Category:Events held at Seville Square]] ==Images==<gallery widths="180">Image:SevilleGazebo.jpg|The gazebo receives a ramp upgrade in 2007 for handicap access.Image:SevilleTreeBraces.jpg|Tree braces</gallery> ==External links & references==*[http://www.ci.pensacola.fl.us/live/pages.asp?pageID=1696&deptID=1245 City of Pensacola page with utility and rental information]{{reflist}} [[Category:City of Pensacola parks]]
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