Public building · Valencia

Lonja de la Seda

Today: Lonja de la Seda, Valencia

Place: Valencia
Kind: Public building
Built: 1483 to 1548
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Not checked

The silk exchange, begun by Pere Compte in 1483: the trading hall, with its column-filled room, and the central tower went up between 1483 and 1498, and the Consulado del Mar was added between 1498 and 1548, when the building was considered finished. It served as a barracks until 1762. It has been a National Monument since 1931 and a World Heritage Site since 1996.

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