Templete de la Cruz del Campo

The most iconic and important shrine in Seville. It is an exceptional Mudéjar work of great cultural value.
The Templete de la Cruz del Campo was a shrine erected by order of the Mayor of Seville, Don Diego de Merlo, in 1482 to commemorate the dilapidated Roman aqueduct know as the "Caños de Carmona", that carried water to Seville from this nearby town. For many years it was the finish for the Vía Crucis procession held in Seville at Easter.
The shrine is quadrangular and open on all four sides with arches. It is covered by a bevelled vault on which there is an inscription in Gothic characters. The outside is adorned with battlement merlons. It was built with bricks, covered by lime and sand mortar plastering. In the interior there is a 16th-century cross standing on a column that was the work of Juan Bautista Vázquez. It is mounted on a stepped podium.