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.
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.
These gardens have a metallic tunnel covered with bougainvillea.
The back of the Palace of the Generalitat, with its fenced garden, overlooks the Plaza de la Virgen. This tower of the palace is the Gothic original.
Until 1852 the square was not landscaped, leaving only one esplanade from the year 1813.
The guardian house was later dedicated to Juvenile Tutelar Court and later Consumer Protection Office.
This bullring was built, from 1850 to 1860, by Sebastián Monleón Estellés and has an outer diameter of 108 m. Brick and wood predominate in its construction, but cast iron columns (box area) are not lacking either. It has a capacity of almost 20,000 spectators. In 1967 some reforms were made, including a reduction in the diameter of the ruedo. In 1983 it was declared a Historic Artistic Monument.
The main façade of the church of San Nicolás faces this square, which is L-shaped.
This bridge was built at the end of the 16th century, replacing another that had been made with fragile wood and materials. It has two casalicios, one with the statue of San Vicente Mártir and the other with that of San Vicente Ferrer. The bridge was rebuilt and widened in 1968. In this reform, it lost a lateral staircase that goes down to the river.
From 1908 to 1991 the Almudín was used as a Paleontological Museum, housing the Rodrigo Botet collection, and from 1996 it is used as a public exhibition hall. The entrance porch dates back to the 16th century.
In reality, this street is a small square formed by the confluence of several streets, including Generoso Hernández. The name is in memory of a school teacher who had his school in En Bou street.
The Church of the Pious Schools, built during the years 1767-1773, overlooks this square. Its interior is based on the Pantheon in Rome, highlighting its 40 m dome. Tall. The church was declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1982. Its façade was restored during the years 1995-1999, together with that of the Colegio de los Escolapios, where Blasco Ibáñez studied, and which is located next door.
The origin of this palace dates back to the 14th-15th centuries, but its current configuration corresponds to the interventions carried out since the 18th century. In 1740, Hipólito Rovira carried out a profound intervention on the building, in which Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo also participated.
During the 19th century it underwent an important reform where the facades were covered with imitation marble stucco, balustrades, imposts, etc. were added. All this harmonizing with the alabaster cover.
Declared a historical-artistic monument in 1941, in 1949 the State bought it to house the ceramic collection of Manuel González Martí. The museum opens in 1954.
Between the 60s and 70s of the 20th century there was a mimetic expansion of the palace, but between 1991 and 1998 there was a comprehensive reform that sought to recover the 19th century palace.
This bridge communicated the city with the Camí de la Mar (current Avda. Del Puerto), hence its name. It was built during the years 1592-1596. During the Republic, the ramps were replaced by stairs (according to a project by Javier Goerlich) and communication with the port began to be made through the Aragón bridge.
Together with the Serranos bridge, pedestrianized in 2012, they are the two pedestrian bridges that the city of Valencia has.