MONUMENTS: PHOTOS, DESCRIPTIONS AND HISTORY
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City Council
Square :
It is the absolute center of the city. Two buildings emphasize: the
city council and the post office building.
The city council
It is municipal seat of the government from 1934. It combines baroque
elements in the fore doors, with clasical elements in the rest of
the construction. In their decoration, the Valencian icons abound.
In his outside, it dominates the great balcony, and the two elliptical
cupolas covered with roofing tile.
The Post Office:
It began to be constructed in 1915, and it was finalized in 1922. It emphasizes
the main access, adorned with jonical columns and allegorical figures,
and the metallic tower that crowns the building. Inside, it calls the attention
the cupola and the show window that covers the ceiling.
More information and photos
of the city council and the post office of Valencia
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Plaza de
la Virgen y Plaza de la Reina
In these seats are located the Cathedral of Valencia and the Palace
of the Generalitat
The Cathedral:
Constructed in century XIII on a mosque, that previously was Roman temple,
it does not have a dominant style. It has romanical elements (the
door of the Palau), gothic (the Door of the Apostoles) and baroque (the fore
door). The bell tower of the cathedral is known like the Miguelete, and it
was constructed in century XIV. Has 50 meters of height and is of gothic
style
The Generalitat palace :
Present autonomic seat of the government, began to be constructed in 1418.
It is formed by two towers united by a center body, and it was used to
collect the taxes of Corona.
More information and
photos of the Cathedral, the Miguelete,...
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Station of the North
and Bullring
At few meters of the Seat of the City council of Valencia, in the
Játiva street (Xátiva), we found the main railway station,
the Station of the North, and the Bullring.
Station of the North:
Modernist building inaugurated in 1917, emphasizes the mosaics of the ceilings,
grounds and walls.
Bullring:
Neoclassic building made between 1850 and 1860. It has capacity for 17,000
spectators. The most important spectacles take place during the fallas and
the July Fair.
More information and
photos of the North Station and the bullring.
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City of the Arts and
Sciences
It is an architectonic complex, of futurist design, dedicated to the
cultural leisure, to learn and, at the same time, to enjoy. The protagonist
in this complex is architecture,
with the designs of Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela.
It consists of four constructions:
1.- El Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe
Felipe,
science museum dedicated to technology and science.
2.- L'Hemisfèric (Hemispheric),
IMAX cinema and Planetarium.
3.- L'Oceanogràfic (Oceanographic),
the greater marine park of Europe
4.- El Palacio de las Artes, dedicated
to the diffusion of the scenic arts.
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Serranos Towers and
Quart Towers
They are the only two doors that were conserved, from the total
of twelve doors that were in the old wall to protect Valencia
for 500 years.
Serranos Towers:
They were constructed in 1392 and they were the main entrance to Valencia.
During 300 years they were a noble jail, and at the present time, they
are used like "arc of triumph" in festive celebrations, like "crida",
the call that marks the official beginning of the fallas.
Quart Towers:
Constructed in Century XV, following the model of Castell
Nuovo towers (Naples). They were, during long time, a jail of women. They
were called "Doors
of the Lime" because all the lime that entered Valencia should
enter across this door.
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