Casa de las Rocas

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Roca de la Mare de Deu in the Casa de les Roques
Interior view of the Casa de les Roques

Casa de les Roques (Spanish: Casa de las Rocas ) is a historic building and public museum in the Spanish city ​​of Valencia .

history

The historical record of the construction of the Casa de les Roques dates from July 8, 1435. On this day, the Consell de la Ciutat decided to build a house for the manufacture and storage of objects such as sculptures, figures, carriages, carts and documents that were the traditional Corpus Christi procession, Procesión del Corpus Christi, since 1355. The building was built on behalf of the King of Aragon, Pere el Cerimoniós . Completion took place in 1448.

The original building was completely renovated in 1980 and is a listed building. The Museo del Corpus with an outbuilding from the 18th century and a library on the history of the Procesión del Corpus Christi opened in 2006.

The oldest exhibits of the wooden sculptures drawn by horses date from 1373 and 1392.

Tarasca de Santa Marta

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Coordinates: 39 ° 27  '29.9 " N , 0 ° 23' 18.9"  W.