Monday, June 3, 2019

La Lonja de la Seda | Spain


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The Lonja de la Seda (Silk Exchange in English) is a late Valencian Gothic-style civil building in Valencia, Spain.  This masterpiece of late Gothic architecture was built between 1482 and 1533.

The card shows the Sala de Contratación (Contract or Trading Hall). According to UNESCO it illustrates the power and wealth of a major Mediterranean mercantile city in the 15th and 16th centuries.

La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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