Metropol Parasol, also known as Setas de Sevilla, is a structure in the form of a wooden and concrete pergola. It is 150 metres long, 70 metres wide and approximately 26 metres high. Its base houses a traditional market and restaurants on the ground floor, a square for shows and the Antiquarium archaeological museum. The structure is crowned by a terrace and a belvedere offering a panoramic view of the old town.

The work, composed mainly of glulam, consists of a large sunshade-shaped grid supported on six pillars which span both the Plaza de la Encarnación and the Plaza Mayor of the city. Each of its ribs makes up a spatial distribution in which each rib has its own curvature, giving the whole a sense of undulating movement. Although its design is inspired by the vaults of Seville Cathedral, due to its fungiform profile, it was soon given the name 'Las Setas' by the citizens.

The project was the winner of a competition held by the Seville City Council to renovate the square in which it is located. Its designer was the Berlin architect Jürgen Mayer. Thanks to its avant-garde design and tourist functions, it has become an icon of the historic centre and the city of Seville. In January 2013, the Metropol Parasol space was chosen from among 335 candidate projects as one of five finalists for the biannual Mies van der Rohe Prize for Contemporary Architecture awarded by the European Union and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation.

Work began on 26 June 2005. The many difficulties that arose on the construction site led to controversies and delays that tripled the planned cost of the work to 100 million euros. Finally, the Metropol Parasol was inaugurated on 27 March 2011 and since then it has established itself as one of the city's main tourist attractions, reaching one million visitors in its first year.