Tue-Sat
10am - 2pm
4.30pm - 8.30pm
Sun & Hols: 10am - 3pm
closed Mondays
10am - 2pm
4.30pm - 8.30pm
Sun & Hols: 10am - 3pm
closed Mondays
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 center 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.
La Lonja was
declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 for being one of the most
stunning, most important and best preserved examples of Late Gothic
architecture in entire Europe. Built in the beginning of XVI century, La Lonja
(Silk Exchange) is the real emblem of the Golden Age of Valencia - the times
when this city was one Europe's main cultural and economic centers - and this
is precisely why La Lonja was built. As such, no expense was spared on the
lavishness and luxury of the architecture here.
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