French: La Lonja de la Seda de Valence
The La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia is a World Heritage site in Spain defined by the UNESCO in 1996 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 14 (95, 726, 26) in our monthly survey..

"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."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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