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The Lonja is an emblematic building of the city and one of the most famous civil gothic monuments in Europe. It was declared a National Historic and Artistic Monument in July1931 and was made a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in December 1996. The Lonja is located in the centre of the city - in front of the Central Market and the Temple of Santos ...
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia. 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 centre for commerce. It is a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture.
La Lonja is a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of Spain's finest examples of a civil Gothic building. It has a magnificent Sala de Contratación, a coffered ceiling and a citrus-studded courtyard.
Inscribed on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (i) and (iv), La Lonja de Valencia is a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture. It illustrates the power and wealth of a...
Feb 2020. A lovely spacious building in the Old City, close to the equally impressive Central Market. La Lonja was built on the very wealthy silk trade and epitomised the wealth of the silk merchants and their trade at that time.
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La Lonja - Elegance in stone Harmony, light and beauty in a single building It does not matter in which season of the year you visit: La Lonja is always a breath of fresh air, a serene interlude in the form of a building that is beautiful on the outside and even more so on the inside .
La Lonja. Zaragoza, Spain, Europe. Zaragoza. Now an exhibition hall, this finely proportioned, pale-brick, Renaissance-style building, just east of the basilica, was constructed in the 16th century as a trading exchange and stands as a symbol of Aragón's commercial power at that time.
