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  • La Puerta de Elvira or the Gate of Elvira, an old stone arch, one of the original entrance gates into Granada, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The gate was declared a Bien de Interes Cultural in 1896. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, aerial view, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. On the right is the bell tower, 15th century, in Valencian Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Personification of the City of Valencia kneeling in front of Jaime II, with figure in white representing the Christian faith, a politico-religious allegorical painting, 1866, by Salustiano Asenjo, on the ceiling of the ballroom, in the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corbel with angels carrying a banner with a verse of the Vulgate Bible of St Jerome, in the upper level of the cloister, built by Pere Compte in the 16th century for the duchess of Gandia, Maria Enriquez de Luna, in late Gothic style, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The upper cloister has stone cross vaulting and windows overlooking the courtyard. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Upper level of the cloister, built by Pere Compte in the 16th century for the duchess of Gandia, Maria Enriquez de Luna, in late Gothic style, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The upper cloister has stone cross vaulting and windows overlooking the courtyard. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, built 14th - 15th century, in Gothic mudejar style, with cross vaulting in red brick and white mortar, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. At the end of the arcade is a spiral staircase in Gothic-Flamenco style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keystone with carving of a monk by Damia Forment, in the Upper level of the cloister, built by Pere Compte in the 16th century for the duchess of Gandia, Maria Enriquez de Luna, in late Gothic style, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The upper cloister has stone cross vaulting and windows overlooking the courtyard. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The refectory has been changed several times in the 18th and 19th centuries, with a barrel vaulted ceiling, fireplace and imperial staircase added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque cupola with plaster mouldings and a lantern, 18th century, in the altar area of the church, in a small room flanking the tabernacle, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, built 14th - 15th century, in Gothic mudejar style, with cross vaulting in red brick and white mortar, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of the Infants John and Blanche of Aragon, children of Alfonso the Old, made in 1380 by Pere Andreu, master of Xativa, in Valencian Gothic style, in the Chapel of the Virgin of Health, originally the Chapterhouse, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of the Virgin of Health, originally the Chapterhouse, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The neo-Gothic altarpiece houses a replica of the statue of the Virgin of Heath from the church in Rotova. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, remodelled in the 18th century with brick floor tiles and then again in the 19th century by the Trenor family, in the west wing of the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, remodelled in the 18th century with brick floor tiles and then again in the 19th century by the Trenor family, in the west wing of the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, remodelled in the 18th century with brick floor tiles and then again in the 19th century by the Trenor family, in the west wing of the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last supper, fresco, 16th century, by Nicolas Borras Falco, 1530-1610, in the Refectory, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The refectory has been changed several times in the 18th and 19th centuries, with a barrel vaulted ceiling, fireplace and imperial staircase added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bowl, 11th century with painted decoration of woman drinking, in Madinat al Zahra style, in the Museo Nacional de Ceramica y Artes Suntuarias Gonzalez Marti, or National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. Majolica is a tin-glazed earthen ware produced from the 15th century onwards. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, aerial view, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. In the foreground is the bell tower, 15th century, in Valencian Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Acueducto de la Pena Cortada, a Roman aqueduct built 1st century AD to carry water from the source of the river Tuejar to Valencia, irrigating land along its course, in La Serrania, Valencia, Spain. This section in the Cueva del Gato ravine is 33m high and 36m long and is built in the opus quadratum technique, with 3 arches on tiered stone pillars, although the original water pipes covered a length of 99km in total. A hiking trail called the Ruta del Agua follows this section of the water course, including over the aqueduct itself. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Upper level of the cloister, built by Pere Compte in the 16th century for the duchess of Gandia, Maria Enriquez de Luna, in late Gothic style, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The upper cloister has stone cross vaulting and windows overlooking the courtyard. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Upper level of the cloister, built by Pere Compte in the 16th century for the duchess of Gandia, Maria Enriquez de Luna, in late Gothic style, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The upper cloister has stone cross vaulting and windows overlooking the courtyard. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window with the lion of St Jerome, in the Cloister, built 14th - 15th century, in Gothic mudejar style, with cross vaulting in red brick and white mortar, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Orange Tree Patio, with a 14th century well, pool of water and 24 fountains, built for Maria Enriquez de Luna in the 16th century, in the cloister, built 14th - 15th century, in Gothic mudejar style, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Majolica plate with fish sgraffito decoration, 1951-54, by Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, in the Museo Nacional de Ceramica y Artes Suntuarias Gonzalez Marti, or National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. Majolica is a tin-glazed earthen ware produced from the 15th century onwards. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bowl, 11th century with painted decoration of a deer, in Madinat al Zahra style, in the Museo Nacional de Ceramica y Artes Suntuarias Gonzalez Marti, or National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. Majolica is a tin-glazed earthen ware produced from the 15th century onwards. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, aerial view, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Here the cloister is seen, the lower level built 14th - 15th century, in Gothic mudejar style, and the upper level built by Pere Compte in the 16th century for the duchess of Gandia, Maria Enriquez de Luna, in late Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade and main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Small oratory in Byzantine style, with plaster reliefs 1866 by Francisco Molinelli and allegorical ceiling paintings of the Virgin 1863 by Jose Brel, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The altarpiece dedicated to the Virgin of the Rosary (patroness of the marquises), 1866, is by Jose Maria Garcia Martinez. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Azulejos tiles with painted scene of musicians in a garden, 18th century, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain.  Azulejos tiles are Portuguese and Spanish painted tin-glazed ceramic tiles. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of the Virgin of Health, originally the Chapterhouse, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The neo-Gothic altarpiece houses a replica of the statue of the Virgin of Heath from the church in Rotova. The chapel is viewed from the Gothic-Flamenco spiral staircase leading to the upper cloister, built late 15th - early 16th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, built 14th - 15th century, in Gothic mudejar style, with cross vaulting in red brick and white mortar, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of the Infants John and Blanche of Aragon, children of Alfonso the Old, made in 1380 by Pere Andreu, master of Xativa, in Valencian Gothic style, in the Chapel of the Virgin of Health, originally the Chapterhouse, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance to the Castillo de Xativa, or Xativa castle, a double fortress which has been built on and added to throughout Roman, Carthaginian, Andalusian, Iberian, Gothic and Islamic periods, at Xativa, Valencia, Spain. The arched entrance door is the Porta Ferissa or iron gate, in the keep, which leads to the Plaza de Armas, the main central courtyard, with a neo-Gothic 20th century building. The Castell Menor is the oldest part of the castle, dating from Iberian and Roman times, and the Castell Major is medieval and Islamic. The castle is situated on the Via Augusta, the Roman road leading from Rome to Cadiz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sarcophagus of Jaume II d'Urgell, 1380-1433, in the Capilla de Santa Maria, built by Maria, wife of Alfonso the Magnanimous, c. 1435, in the Castell Major at Xativa castle, a double fortress which has been built on and added to throughout Roman, Carthaginian, Andalusian, Iberian, Gothic and Islamic periods, at Xativa, Valencia, Spain. The Castell Menor is the oldest part of the castle, dating from Iberian and Roman times, and the Castell Major is medieval and Islamic. The castle is situated on the Via Augusta, the Roman road leading from Rome to Cadiz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Road up to the entrance of the Castell Menor at the Castillo de Xativa, or Xativa castle, a double fortress consisting of the Castell Menor and Castell Major, which has been built on and added to throughout Roman, Carthaginian, Andalusian, Iberian, Gothic and Islamic periods, at Xativa, Valencia, Spain. The Castell Menor is the oldest part of the castle, dating from Iberian and Roman times, and the Castell Major is medieval and Islamic. The castle is situated on the Via Augusta, the Roman road leading from Rome to Cadiz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Putti, painted and gilded stucco decoration in the ballroom, in the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Acueducto de la Pena Cortada, a Roman aqueduct built 1st century AD to carry water from the source of the river Tuejar to Valencia, irrigating land along its course, in La Serrania, Valencia, Spain. This section in the Cueva del Gato ravine is 33m high and 36m long and is built in the opus quadratum technique, with 3 arches on tiered stone pillars, although the original water pipes covered a length of 99km in total. A hiking trail called the Ruta del Agua follows this section of the water course, including over the aqueduct itself. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atlante, on the main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ballroom, with painted decoration by Salustiano Asenjo Arozamena, and opulent neo-imperial decoration showing wealth, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Red Salon, with decoration by by Jose Brel Giralt, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling beams with polychrome decoration of sphinxes, urns and scrolls, 15th century, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Azulejos tiles with painted scene of musicians in a garden, detail, 18th century, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. Azulejos tiles are Portuguese and Spanish painted tin-glazed ceramic tiles. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Acueducto de la Pena Cortada, a Roman aqueduct built 1st century AD to carry water from the source of the river Tuejar to Valencia, irrigating land along its course, in La Serrania, Valencia, Spain. This section in the Cueva del Gato ravine is 33m high and 36m long and is built in the opus quadratum technique, with 3 arches on tiered stone pillars, although the original water pipes covered a length of 99km in total. A hiking trail called the Ruta del Agua follows this section of the water course, including over the aqueduct itself. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque fresco decoration with vegetal scrolls and medallions, 18th century, in the nave of the church, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spiral staircase leading to the upper cloister, built late 15th - early 16th century in Gothic -Flamenco style, in the Chapel of the Virgin of Health, originally the Chapterhouse, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, built 14th - 15th century, in Gothic mudejar style, with cross vaulting in red brick and white mortar, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Isabel of Portugal, and decorative Valencian tiles, in the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castillo de Xativa, or Xativa castle, a double fortress which has been built on and added to throughout Roman, Carthaginian, Andalusian, Iberian, Gothic and Islamic periods, at Xativa, Valencia, Spain. In the foreground is the Plaza de Armas, the main central courtyard, with a neo-Gothic 20th century building, looking up to the Castell Menor in the distance. The Castell Menor is the oldest part of the castle, dating from Iberian and Roman times, and the Castell Major is medieval and Islamic. The castle is situated on the Via Augusta, the Roman road leading from Rome to Cadiz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castell Menor seen from the Castell Major, at the Castillo de Xativa, or Xativa castle, a double fortress which has been built on and added to throughout Roman, Carthaginian, Andalusian, Iberian, Gothic and Islamic periods, at Xativa, Valencia, Spain. The Castell Menor is the oldest part of the castle, dating from Iberian and Roman times, and the Castell Major is medieval and Islamic. The castle is situated on the Via Augusta, the Roman road leading from Rome to Cadiz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Acueducto de la Pena Cortada, a Roman aqueduct built 1st century AD to carry water from the source of the river Tuejar to Valencia, irrigating land along its course, in La Serrania, Valencia, Spain. This section in the Cueva del Gato ravine is 33m high and 36m long and is built in the opus quadratum technique, with 3 arches on tiered stone pillars, although the original water pipes covered a length of 99km in total. A hiking trail called the Ruta del Agua follows this section of the water course, including over the aqueduct itself. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castillo de Xativa, or Xativa castle, aerial view, a double fortress consisting of the Castell Menor and Castell Major, which has been built on and added to throughout Roman, Carthaginian, Andalusian, Iberian, Gothic and Islamic periods, at Xativa, Valencia, Spain. The Castell Menor is the oldest part of the castle, dating from Iberian and Roman times, and the Castell Major is medieval and Islamic. The castle is situated on the Via Augusta, the Roman road leading from Rome to Cadiz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ballroom, with painted decoration by Salustiano Asenjo Arozamena, and opulent neo-imperial decoration showing wealth, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Azulejos tiles with painted scene of musicians playing drums and trumpets, 18th century, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. Azulejos tiles are Portuguese and Spanish painted tin-glazed ceramic tiles. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade and main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Acueducto de la Pena Cortada, a Roman aqueduct built 1st century AD to carry water from the source of the river Tuejar to Valencia, irrigating land along its course, in La Serrania, Valencia, Spain. This section in the Cueva del Gato ravine is 33m high and 36m long and is built in the opus quadratum technique, with 3 arches on tiered stone pillars, although the original water pipes covered a length of 99km in total. A hiking trail called the Ruta del Agua follows this section of the water course, including over the aqueduct itself. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Acueducto de la Pena Cortada, a Roman aqueduct built 1st century AD to carry water from the source of the river Tuejar to Valencia, irrigating land along its course, in La Serrania, Valencia, Spain. This section in the Cueva del Gato ravine is 33m high and 36m long and is built in the opus quadratum technique, with 3 arches on tiered stone pillars, although the original water pipes covered a length of 99km in total. A hiking trail called the Ruta del Agua follows this section of the water course, including over the aqueduct itself. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castell Menor seen from the Castell Major, at the Castillo de Xativa, or Xativa castle, a double fortress which has been built on and added to throughout Roman, Carthaginian, Andalusian, Iberian, Gothic and Islamic periods, at Xativa, Valencia, Spain. The Castell Menor is the oldest part of the castle, dating from Iberian and Roman times, and the Castell Major is medieval and Islamic. The castle is situated on the Via Augusta, the Roman road leading from Rome to Cadiz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Acueducto de la Pena Cortada, aerial view, a Roman aqueduct built 1st century AD to carry water from the source of the river Tuejar to Valencia, irrigating land along its course, in La Serrania, Valencia, Spain. This section in the Cueva del Gato ravine is 33m high and 36m long and is built in the opus quadratum technique, with 3 arches on tiered stone pillars, although the original water pipes covered a length of 99km in total. A hiking trail called the Ruta del Agua follows this section of the water course, including over the aqueduct itself. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC21_SPAIN_MC_0120.jpg
  • Castillo de Xativa, or Xativa castle, aerial view, a double fortress consisting of the Castell Menor and Castell Major, which has been built on and added to throughout Roman, Carthaginian, Andalusian, Iberian, Gothic and Islamic periods, at Xativa, Valencia, Spain. The Castell Menor is the oldest part of the castle, dating from Iberian and Roman times, and the Castell Major is medieval and Islamic. The castle is situated on the Via Augusta, the Roman road leading from Rome to Cadiz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom, with canopied bed and painted wall panels, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angel with trumpet and wreath, detail from the main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angels, fruit and a snake, detail from the main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0085.jpg
  • Personification of a river, detail from the main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0086.jpg
  • Azulejos tiles with painted scene of servants sewing and washing up in a kitchen, 1789, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. Azulejos tiles are Portuguese and Spanish painted tin-glazed ceramic tiles. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0090.jpg
  • Virgin and child with putti, detail of the main entrance, 1745, sculpted in alabaster by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The entrance portal includes sculpted atlantes representing 2 Valencian rivers, the Turia and Jucar, with buckets of water for the Aguas marquises, also a crocodile, a quiver of arrows, ivy, a snake, a reclining lion, and a palm tree. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0092.jpg
  • Acueducto de la Pena Cortada, a Roman aqueduct built 1st century AD to carry water from the source of the river Tuejar to Valencia, irrigating land along its course, in La Serrania, Valencia, Spain. This section in the Cueva del Gato ravine is 33m high and 36m long and is built in the opus quadratum technique, with 3 arches on tiered stone pillars, although the original water pipes covered a length of 99km in total. A hiking trail called the Ruta del Agua follows this section of the water course, including over the aqueduct itself. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Camara de la Duquesa, or Duchess's Chamber,  with 15th century ceramic floor tiles, a fabric cushion with the Borgia coat of arms, and the chasuble of St Francis Borgia, said to have been born in this room, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0213.jpg
  • Castillo de Xativa, or Xativa castle, a double fortress consisting of the Castell Menor and Castell Major, which has been built on and added to throughout Roman, Carthaginian, Andalusian, Iberian, Gothic and Islamic periods, at Xativa, Valencia, Spain. The Castell Menor is the oldest part of the castle, dating from Iberian and Roman times, and the Castell Major is medieval and Islamic. The castle is situated on the Via Augusta, the Roman road leading from Rome to Cadiz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castell Menor seen from the Castell Major, at the Castillo de Xativa, or Xativa castle, a double fortress which has been built on and added to throughout Roman, Carthaginian, Andalusian, Iberian, Gothic and Islamic periods, at Xativa, Valencia, Spain. The Castell Menor is the oldest part of the castle, dating from Iberian and Roman times, and the Castell Major is medieval and Islamic. The castle is situated on the Via Augusta, the Roman road leading from Rome to Cadiz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Putti and gilded plasterwork in the ballroom, with painted decoration by Salustiano Asenjo Arozamena, and opulent neo-imperial decoration showing wealth, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Patio de Armas, Gothic, the central courtyard at the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salon de las Aguilas or Eagles Hall, a baroque hall built by the Borgia family, with eagles in gold leaf around the frieze, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salon de las Aguilas or Eagles Hall, a baroque hall built by the Borgia family, with eagles in gold leaf around the frieze, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salon de Coronas, or Crown Hall, remodelled under St Francis Borgia in the 16th century, with 20th century serge cloth paintings by Brother Martin Coronas of the life of the saint, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Clock and trencadis mosaics made from broken shards of ceramics, in the Main Hall of the North Station (Estacion del Norte in Spanish or Estacio del Nord in Valencian), built 1906-17 in modernist Viennese Secession style by Demetrio Ribes, Valencia, Spain. The building was listed on the Spanish heritage register as a Bien de Interes Cultural in 1987. The station is named after the CCHNE, the railway company that constructed it and opened it in 1917, which was later nationalised and renamed as RENFE and later as Adif, the company that currently owns and runs it. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main Hall of the North Station (Estacion del Norte in Spanish or Estacio del Nord in Valencian), built 1906-17 in modernist Viennese Secession style by Demetrio Ribes, Valencia, Spain. The hall is decorated with marquetry and trencadis mosaics. The building was listed on the Spanish heritage register as a Bien de Interes Cultural in 1987. The station is named after the CCHNE, the railway company that constructed it and opened it in 1917, which was later nationalised and renamed as RENFE and later as Adif, the company that currently owns and runs it. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Mosaic Room (formerly a cafe) decorated with trencadis mosaics made from broken shards of ceramics and frescoes on ceramic by the Valencian painter Gregorio Munoz Duenas, with scenes of Valencia's Lake (La Albufera) and its orchard, in the North Station (Estacion del Norte in Spanish or Estacio del Nord in Valencian), built 1906-17 in modernist Viennese Secession style by Demetrio Ribes, Valencia, Spain. The building was listed on the Spanish heritage register as a Bien de Interes Cultural in 1987. The station is named after the CCHNE, the railway company that constructed it and opened it in 1917, which was later nationalised and renamed as RENFE and later as Adif, the company that currently owns and runs it. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting on ceramic tiles of the Valencian orchards by the Valencian painter Gregorio Munoz Duenas, in The Mosaic Room (formerly a cafe) in the North Station (Estacion del Norte in Spanish or Estacio del Nord in Valencian), built 1906-17 in modernist Viennese Secession style by Demetrio Ribes, Valencia, Spain. The building was listed on the Spanish heritage register as a Bien de Interes Cultural in 1987. The station is named after the CCHNE, the railway company that constructed it and opened it in 1917, which was later nationalised and renamed as RENFE and later as Adif, the company that currently owns and runs it. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from the Mosaic Room (formerly a cafe) with trencadis mosaics made from broken shards of ceramics and painted ceramic flowers by the Valencian painter Gregorio Munoz Duenas, in the North Station (Estacion del Norte in Spanish or Estacio del Nord in Valencian), built 1906-17 in modernist Viennese Secession style by Demetrio Ribes, Valencia, Spain. The building was listed on the Spanish heritage register as a Bien de Interes Cultural in 1987. The station is named after the CCHNE, the railway company that constructed it and opened it in 1917, which was later nationalised and renamed as RENFE and later as Adif, the company that currently owns and runs it. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted ceramic flowers from the Mosaic Room (formerly a cafe) by the Valencian painter Gregorio Munoz Duenas, in the North Station (Estacion del Norte in Spanish or Estacio del Nord in Valencian), built 1906-17 in modernist Viennese Secession style by Demetrio Ribes, Valencia, Spain. The building was listed on the Spanish heritage register as a Bien de Interes Cultural in 1987. The station is named after the CCHNE, the railway company that constructed it and opened it in 1917, which was later nationalised and renamed as RENFE and later as Adif, the company that currently owns and runs it. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Column and ceiling panels with trencadis mosaics made from broken shards of ceramics, in the Main Hall of the North Station (Estacion del Norte in Spanish or Estacio del Nord in Valencian), built 1906-17 in modernist Viennese Secession style by Demetrio Ribes, Valencia, Spain. The building was listed on the Spanish heritage register as a Bien de Interes Cultural in 1987. The station is named after the CCHNE, the railway company that constructed it and opened it in 1917, which was later nationalised and renamed as RENFE and later as Adif, the company that currently owns and runs it. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling of the Mosaic Room (formerly a cafe) with painted patterns on ceramic tiles and trencadis mosaics made from broken shards of ceramics by the Valencian painter Gregorio Munoz Duenas, in the North Station (Estacion del Norte in Spanish or Estacio del Nord in Valencian), built 1906-17 in modernist Viennese Secession style by Demetrio Ribes, Valencia, Spain. The building was listed on the Spanish heritage register as a Bien de Interes Cultural in 1987. The station is named after the CCHNE, the railway company that constructed it and opened it in 1917, which was later nationalised and renamed as RENFE and later as Adif, the company that currently owns and runs it. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting on ceramic tiles of a flower seller and the El Miguelete belltower by the Valencian painter Gregorio Munoz Duenas, in The Mosaic Room (formerly a cafe) in the North Station (Estacion del Norte in Spanish or Estacio del Nord in Valencian), built 1906-17 in modernist Viennese Secession style by Demetrio Ribes, Valencia, Spain. The building was listed on the Spanish heritage register as a Bien de Interes Cultural in 1987. The station is named after the CCHNE, the railway company that constructed it and opened it in 1917, which was later nationalised and renamed as RENFE and later as Adif, the company that currently owns and runs it. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of St Francis Borgia on horseback, 4th Duke of Gandia, 1510–72, painting, in the Salon de Coronas, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom in the Hotel SH Ingles, in the Ciutat Vella or Old Town of Valencia, Spain. Through the window is the main entrance of the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, sculpted in alabaster in 1745 by Ignacio Vergara Gimeno, designed by Hipolito Rovira. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prison cell of Jaume II d'Urgell, 1380-1433, pretender to the crown of Aragon, imprisoned here 1426-33, in the Castell Major at Xativa castle, a double fortress which has been built on and added to throughout Roman, Carthaginian, Andalusian, Iberian, Gothic and Islamic periods, at Xativa, Valencia, Spain. The castle was used as a royal prison 13th - 16th centuries. The Castell Menor is the oldest part of the castle, dating from Iberian and Roman times, and the Castell Major is medieval and Islamic. The castle is situated on the Via Augusta, the Roman road leading from Rome to Cadiz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of St Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandia, 1510–72, painting, in the Salon de Coronas, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0945.jpg
  • Alfonso de Borja, later Pope Calixtus III, 1378-1458, painting, detail, from the ceiling of the Galeria Dorada or Golden Gallery, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Golden Gallery was built in Valencia baroque style by the 10th duke of Gandia, Pascual Francis Borja Aragon y Centelles, to commemorate the canonisation of St Francis Borja. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mercat Central, or Central Market, built 1914–28 in Valencian Art Nouveau style by Alexandre Soler March, Francesc Guardia Vidal and Enrique Viedma Vidal, on the Placa Ciutat de Bruges, Valencia, Spain. This is the largest fresh produce market in Europe, with 1200 stalls. The building is made from iron, wood, ceramics and polychrome tiles, with stained glass panels at various levels allowing light to flow into the structure. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atypical Valencia, a shop selling work by artists and designers illustrating the city of Valencia, in the Mercat Central, or Central Market, built 1914–28 in Valencian Art Nouveau style by Alexandre Soler March, Francesc Guardia Vidal and Enrique Viedma Vidal, on the Placa Ciutat de Bruges, Valencia, Spain. This is the largest fresh produce market in Europe, with 1200 stalls. The building is made from iron, wood, ceramics and polychrome tiles, with stained glass panels at various levels allowing light to flow into the structure. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0101.jpg
  • Atypical Valencia, a shop selling work by artists and designers illustrating the city of Valencia, in the Mercat Central, or Central Market, built 1914–28 in Valencian Art Nouveau style by Alexandre Soler March, Francesc Guardia Vidal and Enrique Viedma Vidal, on the Placa Ciutat de Bruges, Valencia, Spain. This is the largest fresh produce market in Europe, with 1200 stalls. The building is made from iron, wood, ceramics and polychrome tiles, with stained glass panels at various levels allowing light to flow into the structure. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0102.jpg
  • Mercat Central, or Central Market, built 1914–28 in Valencian Art Nouveau style by Alexandre Soler March, Francesc Guardia Vidal and Enrique Viedma Vidal, on the Placa Ciutat de Bruges, Valencia, Spain. This is the largest fresh produce market in Europe, with 1200 stalls. The building is made from iron, wood, ceramics and polychrome tiles, with stained glass panels at various levels allowing light to flow into the structure. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0098.jpg
  • Mercat Central, or Central Market, built 1914–28 in Valencian Art Nouveau style by Alexandre Soler March, Francesc Guardia Vidal and Enrique Viedma Vidal, on the Placa Ciutat de Bruges, Valencia, Spain. This is the largest fresh produce market in Europe, with 1200 stalls. The building is made from iron, wood, ceramics and polychrome tiles, with stained glass panels at various levels allowing light to flow into the structure. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Oratory, or private chapel of the dukes of Borgia, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The chapel has a polygonal ceiling and walls covered with Renaissance grisailles by Filippo de San Leocadio depicting the mysteries of the rosary, later retouched by Brother Coronas. The ceiling and floor marquetry were restored in the 19th century. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0204.jpg
  • San Francisco de Borja, 1510-72, accompanied by saints linked to his life, flanked by the Virgin and St Michael the archangel, painting, detail, from the ceiling of the Galeria Dorada or Golden Gallery, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Golden Gallery was built in Valencia baroque style by the 10th duke of Gandia, Pascual Francis Borja Aragon y Centelles, to commemorate the canonisation of St Francis Borja. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0207.jpg
  • Mercat Central, or Central Market, built 1914–28 in Valencian Art Nouveau style by Alexandre Soler March, Francesc Guardia Vidal and Enrique Viedma Vidal, on the Placa Ciutat de Bruges, Valencia, Spain. This is the largest fresh produce market in Europe, with 1200 stalls. The building is made from iron, wood, ceramics and polychrome tiles, with stained glass panels at various levels allowing light to flow into the structure. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0097.jpg
  • San Francisco de Borja, 1510-72, accompanied by saints linked to his life, flanked by the Virgin and St Michael the archangel, painting, detail, from the ceiling of the Galeria Dorada or Golden Gallery, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Golden Gallery was built in Valencia baroque style by the 10th duke of Gandia, Pascual Francis Borja Aragon y Centelles, to commemorate the canonisation of St Francis Borja. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0208.jpg
  • Statue of St Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandia, 1510–72, holding a skull crowned with an emperor's diadem, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0928.jpg
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