French: La Lonja de la Seda de Valence
The La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia is a World Heritage site in Spain defined by the UNESCO in 1996 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 1 (1, 708) in our monthly survey..

"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. 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."
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