Valencia · Spain

La Lonja de la Seda

Silk Exchange

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A Gothic silk exchange with twisted stone columns — UNESCO World Heritage Site across from the market

This splendid late-Gothic building, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was originally Valencia's silk and commodity exchange. The magnificent Salón Columnario (Column Hall) with its soaring twisted columns and star-vaulted ceiling is one of Spain's finest civil Gothic buildings. Built between 1482 and 1548, it's across the street from the Central Market.