16 Aug, 2012

The church of Pilar was part of a Dominican convent. In 1835, due to the confiscation, the religious were expelled from the convent. From 1843 it became a military hospital and barracks. In 1964 a large part of the convent was demolished, leaving only the church and a small part of the monastery.

Inside the church, the eighteenth-century tiles on the plinth of the chapels stand out. The bell tower is already from the beginning of the 20th century.

16 Aug, 2012

The Pilar Square has several buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries.

16 Aug, 2012

The Dominican convent and its church of El Pilar were founded in 1611. The monks had the auxiliary work of the sick at the neighboring General Hospital.

16 Aug, 2012

This street is dedicated to the Visigoth king Recaredo, who in 598 left Arianism to convert to Catholicism.

At this point, next to the old Carpenters Guild building, the street narrows to lead to Calle de Balmes.

16 Aug, 2012

This street is named for the old butcher shops that were on it, although today there are none left.

Formerly, as it appears in a tile plate, it was called the Portal del Coixo (Portal del Cojo). The name was due to the fact that the street led to a gate in the wall whose guardian was lame.

16 Aug, 2012

The building on the left, nº 12 de la calle, is a good example of an 18th century silk house-workshop.

The neighborhood is also called Velluters, who were the workers who made the silk thread. In principle it was applied to those who made only velvet (vellut), but later it was applied to those who worked all kinds of silk.

In this street there are some old stately houses from the 18th century. There are also the school and the church of the Escolapios, the church already facing the Escuelas Pías square.

14 Dec, 2015

The College of Piarists has a rectangular courtyard with a small belfry with three bells, and a clock. On the ground floor, the courtyard has semicircular arches. The whole of the school and convent was built between 1739 and 1742.

16 Aug, 2012

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.

15 Jun, 2016

This building, belonging to the silk guild, dates from the 15th century. It was restored in the 16th, 17th and, above all, in the 18th century. In 1981 it was declared a historical-artistic monument.

The guild of Velluters (velvet makers) was created in the 15th century, in 1474, due to the importance that silk had acquired in Valencia. In 1686 Carlos II granted the title of "College of Artists" to this guild, and it was renamed the College of Major Art of Silk.

15 Jun, 2016

The current façade is from the 18th century. Above the door is a high relief of Saint Jerome, the patron of the guild, the work of Ignacio Vergara. On the façade, above the door, the year 1756 is inscribed

15 Jun, 2016

Inside the College, in the Assembly Hall, there are tile floors from the 18th century. The ceiling painting is by José Vergara.

At the foot of the chapel there is a Gothic spiral staircase, it would be one of the few elements that would remain from the old construction.

The building has been restored again in the 21st century, leaving it the configuration it had in the 18th century.

As of June 18, 2016, the Silk Museum will be installed here.