La Lonja de la Seda or Silk Exchange was built between 1482 and 1533. The complex which was inspired by a similar structure in Palma de Mallorca, consists of four main parts : the Trading Hall - the main body of the complex designed by the architect Pere Compte - the Tower including the Chapel, the Consulado and a garden called the Courtyard of the Orange Trees. The Lonja de la Seda is considered one of the best examples of Gothic civil architecture in Europe. UNESCO WHS in 1996
The Trading Hall, also called the Hall of Columns
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¡Me alegro de ver que te ha llegado tan pronto!
Muchas gracias por la preciosa postal de la Lonja
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