Decisions
20COM VIII.C
Inscription: La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia (Spain)
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
782
Spain
C (i) (iv)
The Committee decided to inscribe the nominated property on the basis of cultural criteria (i) and (iv), considering that the site is of outstanding universal value as it is a wholly exceptional example of a secular building in late Gothic style, which dramatically illustrates the power and wealth of one of the great Mediterranean mercantile cities.
Themes: Inscriptions on the World Heritage List
States Parties: Spain
Properties: La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
Session: 20COM
Original Decision Document