Building of the Banco de Valencia

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Building of the Banco de Valencia
Banco de Valencia, Valencia, España, 2014-06-30, DD 134.JPG
Data
place Valencia , Spain
builder Javier Goerlich, Francisco Almenar, Vicente Traver, Antonio Gómez Davó
construction time 1936 to 1942
height 43 m
Coordinates 39 ° 28 '14 "  N , 0 ° 22' 25.1"  W Coordinates: 39 ° 28 '14 "  N , 0 ° 22' 25.1"  W.

The building of the Banco de Valencia is in the style of neo-baroque built iron building in the center of the Spanish city of Valencia . Today it is considered to be the most important building of the Valencian Neo-Baroque.

location

The building is located in the historic center of the Spanish Mediterranean city of Valencia. Not far from the central square Plaça de l'Ajuntament is the triangular building at the point where the streets Carrer del Pintor Sorolla and Carrer de Don Juan de Austria in the Carrer de les Barques pass. The Teatre Principal de València , the largest theater in the city, is located directly opposite the bank building.

history

The building was designed as the new headquarters of the Banco de Valencia in 1935, mainly by the architects Javier Goerlich and Francisco Almenar. In keeping with the spirit of the times after the Spanish Civil War, the design contained regional stylistic elements. Finally, the later executing architects Vicente Traver and Antonio Gómez Davó made adjustments. On July 24, 1942, the new headquarters of the Banco de Valencia was officially inaugurated. At that time, the building towered over the surrounding houses by far.

In October 1957, the so-called Great Flood of Valencia caused damage to the building.

The CaixaBank in 2012 acquired the Banco de Valencia and the associated main building. The headquarters of CaixaBank have also been located in the building since December 2017.

architecture

Detail view of the upper part of the Banco de Valencia building

The triangular building can be divided into a lower, middle and upper part. The two-storey lower part of the building, made of two-tone marble, consists of classic columns that rest on a base. The facade of the six-storey middle section consists of red brick and decorative elements of white sand-lime brick . The top two floors have a smaller floor plan and are crowned by a small turret at the front tip. The pink facade of the upper part was decorated with white limestone and tiles.

Overall, the ten-story building is 43 meters high.

Web links

Commons : Building of the Banco de Valencia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Banco de Valencia. Retrieved May 15, 2020 (Spanish).
  2. ^ A b Marga Preda: "en ATENEO": Banco de Valencia. In: "en ATENEO". September 20, 2012, accessed May 15, 2020 .
  3. ^ A b El edificio del Banco de Valencia. In: El edificio del Banco de Valencia. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Banco de Valencia, Valencia | 171611 | EMPORIS. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .