Lonja de la Seda VALENCIA - SPAIN
The Lonja de la Seda, also called Lonja de Mercaderes, is one of the most important buildings in the city of Valencia. It is located in the center of the city, just in front of the Central Market and the Santos Juanes Church
This impressive building has had the prestigious title of Historical Monument of National Character since 1931 and, in addition, on December 5, 1996, it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is considered the most emblematic civil Gothic building of Valencia.
The Silk Exchange was built during the Valencian Golden Age, a stage in which the city experienced great economic, political and cultural development.
The Lonja de la Seda has a beautiful interior courtyard with orange trees and three different areas:
– The Contracting Room is a very large space supported by eight palm-shaped columns. This room was destined to carry out the mercantile transactions of the time.
– The Tower has three floors, the first of which was used as a chapel and the two upper floors as a prison to hold all the merchants who were bankrupt and could not make payments.
– The Consolat del Mar Pavilion was built at the beginning of the 16th century, so it has a marked Renaissance character that stands out among the Gothic of the rest of the building.
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