Valencian Gothic

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Llotja de la Seda, Valencia.
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Detail of the Llotja de la Seda, Valencia.
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Torres de Serranos, in Valencia
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Cloister of the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, in Alfauir (Valencia).
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The Basilica of Santa Maria in Alicante.
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Main façade of the Segorbe Cathedral.
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Convento de Santo Domingo, in Valencia.

Valencian Gothic is an architectural style. It occurred under the Kingdom of Valencia between the 13th and 15th centuries, which places it at the end of the European Gothic period and at the beginning of the Renaissance. The term "Valencian Gothic" is confined to the Kingdom of Valencia and its area of influence, which has its own characteristics.

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Characteristics

The common characteristics of the Valencian Gothic are the following:

Architecture

The most important valencian architects of the Valencian Gothic style are: Pere Compte, Francesc Baldomar, Pere Balaguer, Andreu Julià, etc.

Religious building examples

Province of Alicante
Province of Castellón
Province of Valencia

Civil buildings

The most important buildings of the Valencian civil Gothic style are:

Province of Alicante
Province of Castellón
Province of Valencia

Blending Valencian Gothic with Mudéjar

Province of Castellón
Province of Valencia

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