La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
Province and Autonomous Community of Valencia
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Identifier |
782 |
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states |
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category |
cultural |
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criteria |
(i)(iv) |
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Title |
la lonja de la seda de valencia |
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latitude |
39.4744186401 |
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longitude |
-0.3784439862 |
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location |
province and autonomous community of valencia |
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Region |
europe and north america |
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year |
1996 |
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unique number |
925 |
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description |
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. |
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justification |
the committee decided to inscribe the nominated property on the basis of cultural criteria (i) and (iv), considering that the site is of outstanding universal value as it is a wholly exceptional example of a secular building in late gothic style, which dramatically illustrates the power and wealth of one of the great mediterranean mercantile cities. |
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