Its surface is 3,500 m2. Its central nave is 18 m. high and its side aisles 15 m. Unlike the Mercado Central, the Mercado de Colón is an open construction.
Its surface is 3,500 m2. Its central nave is 18 m. high and its side aisles 15 m. Unlike the Mercado Central, the Mercado de Colón is an open construction.
José Benlliure y Gil died in this house in 1937, at the age of 82.
In the house there are not only works by the Benlliure family, there are also works by Sorolla, Muñoz Degraín and other artists of the time.
This street also faces the back of the Baylia Palace (Provincial Council of Valencia).
Here the street ends at Serranos street.
This street is named after a convent that was between San Vicente Mártir street and it. The Jerusalem convent was from the 15th century and was torn down in 1933.
The Ruzafa neighborhood was a recreational area for the Muslim kings of Valencia from the 10th to the 13th centuries. The name of Ruzafa comes from the Arabic word garden, which was one of the hundred names that Muslims used to refer to heaven or Eden.
In this street of Dr. Serrano are the Bodegas Biosca, since 1932.
At the Botanico de Valencia, research is carried out on flora, biosystems and vegetation. It also participates in international projects related to plant biodiversity and the study of native plants.
The Botanical Garden of Valencia has more than 3,000 plant species.
In the Contract Room, completed in 1498, its eight helical columns stand out, opening up like palm trees to support the vault. Its maximum height is 17.40 m.
Valencia Cathedral was started in the 13th century, being the master builder Arnau Vidal. The small difference in height between the central nave and the lateral ones meant that it did not need flying buttresses to counteract the thrust of the vault, resulting somewhat squat, unlike most Gothic constructions, which tend towards the top.
The Door of the Apostles (in the photo), is already the fourteenth century and was made by Nicolás de Ancona in a style of clear French influence.
At this door, the Water Court meets every Thursday, an irrigation jury in charge of solving conflicts that may arise between the farmers of the of Irrigators community from the valencian garden.
This street has the origin of its layout in the old Muslim wall, which ran in the direction of the Lonja. Here the bolseros were established, who made bags with all kinds of materials.
The cloister of the Santo Domingo Convent is square (34 m. On each side) and has six pointed arches on each side, except for the north side, which has five. The vaults are ribbed with brick inserts. The arches have tracery only in their eastern part.
The second floor is already from the 17th century.
In this image you can see the facilities of the Santo Domingo convent, which keeps the best Gothic in the city of Valencia, with a 14th century cloister and the Chapter Hall. Because they are currently military installations, access is difficult. From the end of the 16th century it is the facade-altarpiece of the church that overlooks the square. The bell tower is from the 17th century.
The convent building, on the right, dates from the late 18th century and is currently the headquarters of the General Captaincy of the III Military Region.
The gardens, in addition to the statues, are adorned with various vases. They also have a rose garden.