Metropol Parasol in Seville, Spain (© Felipe Rodriquez/age fotostock)

【August 31 2015】Though this 85-foot-tall birch structure is called the Metropol Parasol — a reference to the shade it provides to visitors in the street-level plaza — it has a nickname: “Encarnación's mushrooms.” That’s a reference both to the name of the parking garage it replaced, and the fact that the six main parts of the structure – the “parasols” (canopies) — look a little like fungi to some residents.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..