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Toledo is an ancient city set on a hill above the plains of Castilla-La Mancha in central Spain. Primarily located on the North bank of the Tagus in central Iberia, nestled in a bend of the river, Toledo was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive monumental and cultural heritage.

This series is a collection of pop urban photographs taken in Toledo, Spain, during a short trip in the summer. The images capture the essence of the place from an intentionally kitsch point of view.

The Imperial City, also known as "The City of the Three Cultures" (Christians, Muslims, and Jews), becomes a modernized wide range of colorful visions. The objective was to play with stereotypical images of religion, history, war, food, shopping, and monuments from a forced tourist perspective.

Looking at the expected details of this popular Spanish destination, like a Daliesque and camp spy, the title of the set references the great tradition in the manufacturing of swords and the aesthetics chosen to present the images. The material has pop elements from Toledo.