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''Isla de la Cartuja'' (Island of the Charterhouse) is an almost-island in the Guadalquivir River at Seville, Spain. The island's name derives from the cloistered monastery (Cartuja) located on the site, the ''Monasterio de Santa María de las Cuevas'', where Cristopher Columbus lived when planning the voyage to the west. Here was located the world's fair to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the first Columbian expeditions, the Expo '92. Before 1992, the island was completely isolated between two Guadalquivir river branches. After the rearrangement of the river channel system on the occasion of Expo '92, it was joined to mainland by a wide isthmus in the South with Triana neighbourhood. What can be referred as the former island is connected by notable bridges, such as the Calatrava designed Puente del Alamillo and the Puente de la Barqueta. Among other infrastructures and buildings located in the Isla de la Cartuja, the most important is Cartuja 93 park, a research and development complex, employing 15,000 persons.〔http://www.cartuja93.es〕 The La Cartuja Stadium, University Schools of Engineering and Communications, the musealized Pavilion of Navigation,〔http://culturadesevilla.blogspot.com/2011/12/el-pabellon-de-la-navegacion-abre-sus.html〕 the ''Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo'' (Andalusian Contemporary Art Center)〔http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/cultura/caac/〕 and the ''Jardín Americano'' (American Garden, a public botanic garden)〔http://www.elcorreoweb.es/sevilla/090375/reabre/jardin/americano/sevilla〕 are also located here. Additionally, La Cartuja houses several discothèques, and a number of concert halls and theaters, including the ''Rocío Jurado'' auditorium, and the Central Theater,〔http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/cultura/teatrocentral/〕 as well as the amusement park Isla Mágica. Museums in the area include The Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC)) in the former Monastery of Santa Maria de las Cuevas also known as the Monastery of the Cartuja. The neighborhood and city district has been the focus of urbanization plans for at least a decade. New residential areas and commercial zones have been developed in the neighborhood, and major plans, such as the skyscraper Cajasol Tower,〔http://www.sevilla21.com/puertotriana.htm〕 presently being built. ==References== de:La Cartuja fr:La Cartuja 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Isla de La Cartuja」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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