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| Sala de Contratación (Contract or Trading Hall) |
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| Facade of La Lonja |
Built between 1482 and 1533, this group of buildings was originally used for trading in silk (hence its name, the Silk Exchange) and it has always been a centre for commerce. It is a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture. The grandiose Sala de Contratación (Contract or Trading Hall), in particular, illustrates the power and wealth of a major Mediterranean mercantile city in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Province and Autonomous Community of Valencia
N39 28 27.9 E0 22 42.4
Date of Inscription: 1996
Criteria: (i)(iv)
Ref: 782
Source: http://whc.unesco.org
- Sala de Contratacion (The Contract Hall)
- Pavilion of the Consulate
- Tower of La Lonja
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