Editing Badajoz (section)

====La Giralda====
[[File:La Giraldilla.jpg|thumb|left|upright|La Giralda]]

La Giralda, located near Plaza de la Soledad, is a replica of the [[Giralda]] in [[Sevilla]]. The structure was completed in 1930 by a local businessman for commercial intent.<ref>{{cite book|title=Apuntes para la historia de la ciudad de Badajoz: ponencias y comunicaciones|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8nDjAAAAMAAJ|access-date=11 July 2013|year=1999|publisher=Editora Regional de Extremadura|language=es|isbn=978-84-7671-470-6|page=75|archive-date=May 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528185723/https://books.google.com/books?id=8nDjAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> Built in the neo-Arab Andalusian regionalist style, it is decorated with ceramic tiles and metal work and has the symbol of [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] embossed on it as symbol of commerce.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aytobadajoz.es/es/ayto/monumentos/torre-de-la-soledad-y-la-giralda|title=Torre de la Soledad y La Giralda|language=es|access-date=10 July 2013|publisher=Ayuntamiento de Badajoz|archive-date=July 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712075626/http://www.aytobadajoz.es/es/ayto/monumentos/torre-de-la-soledad-y-la-giralda#.Ud3dWW22rLk|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1978, [[Telefónica]] acquired the building and refurbished it, established operating offices. In 1998, Telefónica vacated the structure, and four years later, offered the structure to potential buyers for [[Euro|€]]4.2&nbsp;million. No buyer was uncovered, and Telefónica announced plans to reestablish local offices in the Giralda but later abandoned it. Various proposals for the local government to acquire the building have been made, including plans for appropriating an expansion of the Museum of Fine Arts, a regional cultural centre, and an [[Easter]]-centric museum, Easter being a major touristic draw for the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoy.es/v/20120114/badajoz/giralda-millon-euros-barata-20120114.html|title=La Giralda, un millón de euros más barata|date=January 14, 2012 |publisher=Hoy.es|access-date=10 July 2013|archive-date=April 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405000755/http://www.hoy.es/v/20120114/badajoz/giralda-millon-euros-barata-20120114.html|url-status=live}}</ref>