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Mercado Central or Mercat Central (English: ''Central Market'') is a public market located across from the
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history. Most vendors sell food items, although souvenir shops and restaurants are located inside the market as well. It is a popular location for tourists and locals alike.
Website of the Central Market of Valencia
Turespaña, Spain National Tourism Agency.
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Mercado Central or Mercat Central (English: ''Central Market'') is a public market located across from the Llotja de la Seda
The Lonja de la Seda or Llotja de la Seda (, English "Silk Exchange") is a late Valencian Gothic-style civil building in Valencia, Spain. It is a principal tourist attraction in the city.
History
Built between 1482 and 1533, la Lonja is composed ...
and the church of the Juanes in central Valencia, Spain. It is one of the main works of the Valencian Art Nouveau.
History
In 1839, the spot had been used to inaugurate an open-air marketplace called Mercat Nou. By the end of the century the city of Valencia sponsored a contest for the construction of a new roofed market. A new contest in 1910 selected the present design by Alexandre Soler March and Francesc Guàrdia Vidal, who had got his architect's degree at the ''School of Architecture of Barcelona'' and collaborated withLluís Domènech i Montaner
Lluís Domènech i Montaner (; 21 December 1850 – 27 December 1923) was a Spanish architect who was highly influential on '' Modernisme català'', the Catalan Art Nouveau/Jugendstil movement. He was also a Catalan politician.
Born in Barcelo ...
. Construction began in 1914 and was not fully completed until 1928 by the Valencian architect Enrique Viedma Vidal.
The Central Market of Valencia is one of the largest in Europe; it covers more than , with a predominantly Valencian Art Nouveau style. Its unusual roof comprises original domes and sloping sections at different heights, while the interior seems to be lined in a range of materials such as iron, wood, ceramics and polychromed tiles. The beauty of the building stands out especially on account of the light that enters through the roof at various points, and through coloured window panels.
The style blends a modern Valencian Art Nouveau look but mirrors some of the architectural influences of nearby buildings such as the Valencian Gothic
Valencian Gothic is an architectural style. It occurred under the Kingdom of Valencia between the 13th and 15th centuries, which places it at the end of the European Gothic period and at the beginning of the Renaissance. The term "Valencian G ...
style Lonja de la Seda
The Lonja de la Seda or Llotja de la Seda (, English "Silk Exchange") is a late Valencian Gothic-style civil building in Valencia, Spain. It is a principal tourist attraction in the city.
History
Built between 1482 and 1533, la Lonja is compos ...
and the eclectic Gothic-baroque church of Sants Juanes. It celebrates the power of iron and glass to permit the construction of large open spaces, but still utilizes domes at crossings.history. Most vendors sell food items, although souvenir shops and restaurants are located inside the market as well. It is a popular location for tourists and locals alike.
References
External links
Website of the Central Market of Valencia
Turespaña, Spain National Tourism Agency.
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