The “mushroom of the incarnation” is an ultra-modern large structure in Seville’s Plaza de la Encarnacion and it is the largest wooden structure in the world. It consists of two concrete columns housing the structure’s elevators which provide access to a lookout point. The structure covers 492 feet by 230 feet consisting of six “umbrella-like” shapes supported by the columns at a height of 85 feet from the ground. The structure was designed in 2005 by Jurgen Mayer who won a competition held by the municipality to rehabilitate the plaza. The initial cost of the structure was estimated at €50 million but during the building process costs went up due to technical changes in the construction and the final cost was €75.8 million. It was completed in 2011. The project was a finalist in the 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture.

Visitors can go up to an observation point or “mirador” to look down on the structure and the city. Access to the lookout point is from the ground floor next to the Antiquarium. The Antiquarium is where you can see archaeological findings from the Roman era to the 6^th century and the remains of an Almohad Moorish period house. The archaeological site is protected by a glass wall which surrounds the space. This museum has three main areas covering 5,000m² each display shows industrial, domestic and urban remains. The structures have been “recreated so that you can see how they would have been. Visitors can take a tour of the museum following walkways passed the glass-enclosed ruins. The Antiquarium is also the site of temporary exhibitions. On street level there is an open-air market.