Placa de la Mare de Deu, in the La Seu district of the Ciutat Vella or Old Town of Valencia, Spain. The square is named after the patron saint of Valencia, Mare de Deu dels Desemparats, or Our Lady of the Forsaken. In the centre is the Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, or Santa Maria cathedral. On the left is the Basilica de la Mare de Deu dels Desemparats, built 1652-67 in baroque style. On the right is the Casa Vestuario, built 1800 by Jose Garcia as a meeting place for the Magistrates of the Tribunal de las Aguas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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