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Mercado Central (other)
Mercado Central is the Spanish term for Central Market, and can refer to: *Mercado Central, Valencia, Spain *Mercado Central de Santiago The Mercado Central de Santiago is the central market of Santiago de Chile Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital city, capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is loca ..., Chile * Mercado central de Pontevedra, Spain * Mercado Central de Lima, Peru * ''Mercado Central'' (TV series), a Spanish soap opera {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercado Central, Valencia
Mercado Central or Mercat Central (English: ''Central Market'') is a public market located across from the Llotja de la Seda and the Church of Santos Juanes, Valencia, Church of Santos Juanes in central Valencia, Spain. It is one of the main works of the Valencian Art Nouveau. History In 1839, the spot had been used to inaugurate an open-air marketplace called Mercat Nou. By the end of the century the city of Valencia sponsored a contest for the construction of a new roofed market. A new contest in 1910 selected the present design by Alexandre Soler March and Francesc Guàrdia Vidal, who had got his architect's degree at the ''School of Architecture of Barcelona'' and collaborated with Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Construction began in 1914 and was not fully completed until 1928 by the Valencian architect Enrique Viedma Vidal. The Central Market of Valencia is one of the largest in Europe; it covers more than , with a predominantly Valencian Art Nouveau style. Its unusual roof c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercado Central De Santiago
The Mercado Central de Santiago is the central market of Santiago de Chile Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital city, capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's Chilean Central Valley, central valley and is the center .... It was opened in 1872 and Fermín Vivaceta was in charge of its construction. The market replaced the Plaza del Abasto, which was destroyed by a fire in 1864. The market is housed in a building in which its main feature is a cast-iron roof and supporting structure, which was fabricated by the Scottish firm R Laidlaw & Sons, Glasgow. Edward Woods and Charles Henry Driver took part in the design of the structure. The metal structure stands on a square base and features a vaulted ceiling. Its intricate roof design consists of a central pyramidal roof crowned by a domed tower, which is surrounded by 8 smaller roofs with a two-tier design. The structure i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercado Central De Pontevedra
The Central Market of Pontevedra (or Municipal Market of Pontevedra) is a covered market located in Pontevedra, Spain. It is located at the north-eastern edge of the historic centre, close to the Burgo Bridge. It overlooks the banks of the Lérez river and was inaugurated in 1948. History The medieval squares of the historic centre of Pontevedra were, since the Middle Ages, the place where different products were sold. In the Plaza de Teucro, products such as bread and milk were sold, in the Plaza de la Verdura, vegetables, fruit, chestnuts and fish, and in the Plaza de Méndez Núñez, chickens, among others. In the 1880s, the city urgently needed a covered market for greater comfort and hygiene, as shown in the municipal minutes of 5 March 1884. In 1885, the project for a covered market was approved and entrusted to the municipal architect, Alejandro Sesmero. The new covered market was inaugurated on 15 August 1886 next to the Burgo Bridge, on the site of the old priso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercado Central De Lima
The Central Market of Lima () is the central market of the city of Lima, Peru. Located in the neighbourhood of Barrios Altos, next to Chinatown, it is part of the historic centre of the city. The building is made up of a basement that occupies the entire block, with a commercial perimeter ring. The basement is divided into two sectors differentiated by half a level and connected by ramps. A building rests on it. It has two truck entrance ramps to the basement. History In 1846, during the government of President Ramón Castilla, a supreme decree was issued for the construction of a food market in the city of Lima. It was decided that its location would be the same as it currently occupies: the block surrounded by Huallaga, Andahuaylas, Ucayali and Ayacucho streets. The land was expropriated from the nuns of the nearby Convent of La Concepción. In 1852 the construction of what was called the Market of la Concepción () began, which remained standing until 1905 when it was rebuilt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
