Mercado Central

Multimedia Gallery

Multimedia Gallery

Plaza Ciudad de Brujas, s/n
València
46001
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+34 963 829 100
informacion@mercadocentralvalencia.es
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This was the spot on which the weekly market was held from the Middle Ages until the XX century when it became a daily event; this meant quite an effort to set up and then take down the stalls. Thus a permanent building was put up, a metal structure decorated with ceramic work, wrought-iron and glass. The decorative tile-work and leaded windows of the building are outstanding, as are its two narrow domes. The larger of the two is crowned by a weathervane shaped like a parrot and popularly known as the "cotorra del mercat". This masterpiece of modernist architecture in Valencia was opened by King Alfonso XIII in 1928.

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Schedule

De lunes a sábado, de 07.00 a 15.00 h.