Valencian Gothic is an

architectural style An architectural style is a set of characteristics and features that make a building or other structure notable or historically identifiable. It is a sub-class of style in the visual arts generally, and most styles in architecture relate closely ...

. It occurred under the

Kingdom of Valencia Kingdom commonly refers to: * A monarchy ruled by a king or queen * Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy Kingdom may also refer to: Arts and media Television * ''Kingdom'' (British TV series), a 2007 British television drama s ...

between the 13th and 15th centuries, which places it at the end of the European

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period and at the beginning of the

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas ...

. The term "Valencian Gothic" is confined to the

and its area of influence, which has its own characteristics.

Characteristics

The common characteristics of the Valencian Gothic are the following: *Development of the architecture by techniques already used in Roman architecture and of the Mediterranean countries. On these lines, the Kingdom of Valencia was influenced by arriving from France. *Clear predominance of the architecture of the cultures of the Mediterranean countries respect of the influence of the French Gothic. *The architectural proportions do not change with the arrival of the

. *Divergence with the classic Gothic style. *Clear influence of

Flamboyant Gothic Flamboyant (from ) is a form of late Gothic architecture that developed in Europe in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance, from around 1375 to the mid-16th century. It is characterized by double curves forming flame-like shapes in the bar-tr ...

, which confers uniqueness. *Cladding and concealment during the 17th to 19th centuries of the Valencian Gothic by newer styles such as the

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

or the Neoclassical, so today much of the Valencian Gothic remains hidden. *Little impact of

Mudéjar architecture Mudéjar ( , also , , ca, mudèjar , ; from ar, مدجن, mudajjan, subjugated; tamed; domesticated) refers to the group of Muslims who remained in Iberia in the late medieval period despite the Christian reconquest. It is also a term for ...

, but in spite of this, there are interesting examples of Mudéjar architecture in the Valencian Community, that given the occasional use, are of great singularity.

Architecture

The most important valencian architects of the Valencian Gothic style are:

Pere Compte Pere Comte (also spelled Pere Compte; died 1506) was a Spanish architect from Girona. He was one of the main Gothic architects of the Aragonese court of the period, and in particular in Valencia, where he directed the construction of numerous pal ...

, Francesc Baldomar,

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, Andreu Julià, etc.

Religious building examples

;Province of Alicante * In

Alicante Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in t ...

, Basilica of Santa Maria, Concatedral de San Nicolás. * In

Castalla Castalla (Valencian and Spanish: ) is a town located in the comarca of L'Alcoià, in the province of Alicante, Spain. Castalla is located in a mountainous area, 35 km from Alicante. Location Castalla Castle sits on a hill overlooking the va ...

, Ermita de la Sangre. * In

Orihuela Orihuela (; ca-valencia, Oriola ) is a city and municipality located at the feet of the Sierra de Orihuela mountains in the province of Alicante, Spain. The city of Orihuela had a population of 33,943 inhabitants at the beginning of 2013. The mun ...

Orihuela Cathedral Orihuela Cathedral (''Catedral de Orihuela'') is the main Roman Catholic church of Orihuela, Valencian Community, southern Spain. History It was built above a pre-existing Muslim mosque as a simple parish church and was later converted into main ...

. * In Teulada, Iglesia de Santa Catalina. * In

Villena Villena () is a city in Spain, in the Valencian Community. It is located at the northwest part of Alicante (province), Alicante, and borders to the west with Castilla-La Mancha and Region of Murcia, Murcia, to the north with the province of Valenc ...

, Iglesia Arciprestal de Santiago, Iglesia de Santa María. * In

Xàbia () or () is a coastal town and municipality in the ''comarca'' of Marina Alta, in the province of Alicante, Valencia, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. Situated on the side of the Montgó Massif, behind a wide bay and sheltered between two rocky ...

, Iglesia de San Bartolomé. ;Province of Castellón * In

L'Alcora L'Alcora ( is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Alcalatén, Valencian Community, Spain. History Traces of human presence in the area date from the Bronze Age. Also present are remains from the Iberian, Roman and Moorish ages, the latter inclu ...

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. * In Borriana, Basílica de El Salvador. * In Castellfort, Ermita de San Pedro. * In Castellón, Castelló Cathedral, El Fadrí. * In

Jérica Jérica ( ca-valencia, Xèrica) is a town in the Castellón province of Valencian Community, Spain. It is in the comarca (region) of Alto Palancia. Its population was 1,703 at the end of 2009. The town's name is based in Arabic شارقة (''� ...

, Ermita de San Roque. * In Morella, Iglesia de Santa María. * In

Sant Mateu Sant Mateu is a town and municipality in eastern Spain, in the province of Castellón, part of the autonomous community of Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most pop ...

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* In

Segorbe Segorbe is a municipality in the mountainous coastal province of Castelló, autonomous community of Valencia, Spain. The former Palace of the Dukes of Medinaceli now houses the city's mayor. Segorbe's bull-running week (''semana de Toros'') in Se ...

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. * In

Vallibona Vallibona () is a small town and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Ports (comarca), Ports comarca, province of Castelló (province), Castelló, part of the Valencia (autonomous community), autonomous community of Valencia, Spa ...

, Iglesia de la Asunción de la Virgen. ;Province of Valencia * In

Ademuz Ademuz is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Comarques of the Valencian Community, ''comarca'' of Rincón de Ademuz in the Valencia (autonomous community), Valencian Community, Spain. The name in Valencian language, Valencian is ''Adem ...

, Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Huerta. * In

Alfauir Alfauir (; es, Alfahuir) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain. Main sights *Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, constructed between the 14th and 18th centuries. *Church of the Mare de Déu del Roser ...

Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba The Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba (; es, San Jerónimo de Cotalba, "Saint Jerome of Cotalba") is a monastic building of Valencian Gothic, Mudéjar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles constructed between the 14th and 18t ...

. * In

Carcaixent Carcaixent (, Spanish: ''Carcagente'') is a town and municipality in the province of Valencia, eastern Spain, with c. 20,000 inhabitants. Its origins go back to prehistoric Iberian and Roman times, with some remainders in its area. It is loca ...

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. * In

Castielfabib Castielfabib is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Comarques of the Valencian Community, ''comarca'' of Rincón de Ademuz in the Valencia (autonomous community), Valencian Community, Spain. Geography Known as "the small Albarrací ...

, Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Gracia. * In

Gandia Gandia ( es, Gandía) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, eastern Spain on the Mediterranean. Gandia is located on the Costa del Azahar (or ''Costa dels Tarongers''), south of Valencia and north of Alicante. Vehicles can acce ...

Collegiate Basilica of Gandia The Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria of Gandia, also known as "La Seu", is the principal church of the city of Gandia, (Valencia). Construction commenced in the 14th century. The Collegiate Church of Santa María is a Valencian Gothic construct ...

Convent of Santa Clara of Gandia The Convent of Santa Clara is 15th-century, Roman Catholic convent belonging to cloistered order of the Colettine Poor Clares, and located in the town of Gandia, province of Valencia, Spain. It is located in the centre of Gandia and at few meters ...

. * In

Llutxent Llutxent () is a town located in the eastern part of Spain, in the Valencian Community, within the county of the Vall d'Albaida, 80 km south of Valencia and 110 km north of Alicante. As of 2016, it is inhabited by 2,402 people. The tow ...

, Monastery of the Corpus Christi. * In Serra, Cartuja de Porta Coeli. * In

Simat de la Valldigna Simat de la Valldigna () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is 50 km from Valencia, and 20 km from Cullera and Gandia. It is also near Xàtiva and Alzira. It is one of the four village ...

, Monastery of Santa María de la Valldigna. * In

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...

Cathedral of Valencia Valencia Cathedral, at greater length the Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia ( es, Iglesia Catedral-Basílica Metropolitana de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora de Valencia, ca-valencia, Església Cated ...

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, Iglesia de San Juan del Hospital, Iglesia de San Martín, Antiguo Convento del Carmen, Convento de Santo Domingo, Iglesia de Santa Catalina, Monasterio de la Trinidad, Church of San Nicolás, Iglesia de San Agustín, etc. * In

Xàtiva Xàtiva (, es, Játiva ) is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Valencia, on the right (western) bank of the river Albaida and at the junction of the Valencia–Murcia and Valencia Albacete railways. It is located 25 km west ...

, Iglesia de San Francisco, Hermitage of Santa Ana, etc.

Civil buildings

The most important buildings of the Valencian civil Gothic style are: ;Province of Alicante * In

Cocentaina Cocentaina (, ) is a locality and municipality in the comarca of Comtat, in the province of Alicante, Spain. The village is located between the mountainous Serra de Mariola national park and the Serpis river. Cocentaina is ideally situated for both ...

Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina The Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina, located in the municipality of Cocentaina, province of Alicante, Alicante, Spain, is a 14th-century medieval building. This building originated as an old fortress with four halls and four towers on keep, donj ...

. * In

Alcoy Alcoy ( ca-valencia, Alcoi) is an industrial and university city, region and municipality located in the Valencian Community, Spain. The Serpis river crosses the municipal boundary of Alcoy. The local authority reported a population of 61,135 res ...

, palace of the

Archaeological Museum Camil Visedo The Archaeological Museum Camil Visedo of Alcoy, Spain, Alcoy (Alicante province, Alicante), in Spain, is located in a building of Valencian Gothic and Renaissance styles that was the town hall between the 16th and 19th centuries and which later ho ...

. ;Province of Castellón * In

Cinctorres Cinctorres is a town in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain, pertaining to the region of the Ports of Morella. , it has 498 inhabitants. Geography The municipality is located in a small plateau between Monte Bovalar and the ...

Palacio de los San Juan Palacio (''palace'') is a Spanish language, Spanish habitational name. It may have originated from many places in Spain, especially in Galicia (Spain), Galicia and Asturies. Notable people with the surname include: *Agustina Palacio de Libarona (1 ...

. * In

Vilafamés Vilafamés is a municipality located in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populo ...

, palacio del Museo de Vilafamés. ;Province of Valencia * In

Ducal Palace of Gandia The Ducal Palace of Gandia was, from the 14th century, the residence of the Royal Dukes of Gandía, and from 1485, the Borja family. It was the birthplace of Saint Francis Borja. The oldest part of the building dates from the 15th century in Va ...

Archaeological Museum of Gandia The Archaeological Museum of Gandia is a center where is shown the archaeological heritage of La Safor and Gandia area, but especially, the materials of the Parpalló cave. In 1972, with the collaboration of the Diputación de Valencia, was offi ...

. * In

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 ...

, Palace of the Borgias,

Torres de Serranos The Serrans Gate or Serranos Gate ( ca-valencia, Porta dels Serrans, ; es, Puerta de Serranos, ), also known as Serrans Towers or Serranos Towers ( ca-valencia, Torres dels Serrans, ; es, Torres de Serranos, ) is one of the twelve gates that ...

, Almudín de Valencia, Atarazanas del Grao, Casa del Almirante,

Palacio de Joan de Valeriola Palacio (''palace'') is a Spanish language, Spanish habitational name. It may have originated from many places in Spain, especially in Galicia (Spain), Galicia and Asturies. Notable people with the surname include: *Agustina Palacio de Libarona (1 ...

, Palacio de los Escrivà, etc. * In

, Almodí de Xativa.

Blending Valencian Gothic with Mudéjar

;Province of Castellón * In

, Torre mudéjar de la Alcudia. * In Onda, Iglesia de la Sangre. * In

, artesonado del Salón de Sesiones del antiguo Palacio Ducal (actualmente sede del Ayuntamiento de Segorbe). ;Province of Valencia * In

, the cloister of the

. * In

Godella Godella is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Horta Nord, province of Valencia, Spain. Godella was founded in 1238 by the cession of James I of Aragon of a region named ''Godayla'' to the Aragonese Pedro Maza. Although part of the municipal ...

, la capilla del Cristo de la Paz en la Iglesia de San Bartolomé Apóstol. * In

Llíria Llíria (; es, Liria) is a medium-sized town off the CV35 motorway to the north of Valencia, Spain. Known as ''Edeta'' in ancient Iberian times, it is the musical capital of the region. On October 30, 2019, Llíria was declared a Creative City ...

, la iglesia de la Sangre de Liria. * In

Sagunto Sagunto ( ca-valencia, Sagunt) is a municipality of Spain, located in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community. It belongs to the modern fertile ''comarca'' of Camp de Morvedre. It is located c. 30 km north of the city of Valencia, cl ...

, la iglesia vieja de Sagunto. * In

Torres Torres Torres Torres is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Camp de Morvedre in the Valencian Community The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth ...

, baños árabes. * In

, Baños del Almirante.

Bibliography

*Arturo Zaragozá Catalán
Valencian Gothic Architecture
Valencia,

Generalitat Valenciana The Generalitat Valenciana is the generic name covering the different self-government institutions under which the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia is politically organized. It consists of seven institutions including the ''Corts Valen ...

, 2000, *Arturo Zaragozá Catalán
Memorias Olvidadas. Imágenes de la escultura gótica valenciana
Valencia,

, 2015, *Mariano Torreño Calatayud. Arquitectura gótica valenciana. Valencia. Carena Editors, 2010.

External links

"Valencian Gothic architecture", by Arturo Zaragozá
{{Gothic architecture by country Gothic architecture in Spain Gothic art Gothic architecture in the Valencian Community

Characteristics

Architecture

Religious building examples

Civil buildings

Blending Valencian Gothic with Mudéjar

Bibliography

See also

External links