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Show NavigationSculpture, La Lonja de la Seda, Valencia, Spain
Stone carving of a mythical creature, possibly a centaur, playing the bagpipes, on the intrados or lower curve of the arch of the main door separating the terrace from the Sala de Contratacion or Hall of the Columns, at the La Lonja de la Seda or the Silk Exchange, built 1482-1533 by Pere Compte, Johan Yvarra, Johan Corbera and Domingo Urtiaga in late Gothic style, in Valencia, Spain. The Silk Exchange consists of the Sala de Contratacion or Contract Hall, the Pavilion of the Consulate where Tribunal del Mar was held, the prison and the Orange Garden. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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