Complex Esportiu - Cultural Abastos
You’re standing before the Complex Esportiu - Cultural Abastos, a landmark that embodies Valencia’s mid‑20th‑century rationalist taste. Built between 1940 and 1948, the Mercado de Abastos was conceived as a major supply market for the city, a bold two‑block footprint that covers about 23,800 square meters. The design by Francisco Javier Goerlich Lleó blends Valencia’s rationalist style with local historicist touches, a symmetry that centers on a core block flanked by two side pavilions that house the market proper. The building sits on a permeable plan: a central nucleus houses the main services and acts as the primary access, while a corridor passes through to connect the northern and southern sections. …
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