VALENCIA, Spain. Mercat Central

One of the rear façades of the Mercat Central (Central Market), seen from the confluence of Plaça de la Ciutat de Bruges and Avinguda de l'Oest.

One of the two towers that flank a rear façade of the market, topped with domes on which are weather vanes in the shape of animals. The building, as a whole, is Modernist in style with eclectic elements and iron architecture. Construction began in 1914 and the works, interrupted, were not completed until 1928: in fact, it opened in November of that year. Four architects participated in its design and construction: first, Francesc Guàrdia i Vial (Barcelona 1880 -1940) and Alexandre Soler i March (Barcelona 1873-1949), and later Enric Viedma i Vidal (Valencia 1889-1959) and Àngel Romaní Verdeguer (Vilanova del Grau, Valencia, 1892 - Valencia 1973). The market, which has an area of ​​more than 8,000 square meters, was rehabilitated between 2004 and 2010.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 12.2022.

EL PRAT DE LLOBREGAT (Catalunya), Spain. Market

Plaça de la Vila Nº 12.

Municipal Market.

The market building, designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Bartra i Boada (1886-1912) and built in the "noucentista" style in 1921. It is made up of three naves joined by an octagonal central nave. A series of rectangular openings that function as windows are characteristic of the façade. The ornamentation of green ceramic tiles also stands out.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 11.2022.

BARCELONA, Spain. Santa Caterina Market

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 02.2022.

Photo © Estudi EMBT, Enric Miralles& Benedetta Tagliabue.

Santa Caterina Market (Ciutat Vella district).

The current market was built in 1848 on an old convent by the Catalan architects Josep Boixareu i Gallart (1804-1871) and Francesc Vallès i Cuchí (1797-1879), dating from 1848. It was remodeled in 1864 by another architect, Miquel Garriga i Roca (1808-1888). But the final remodeling, which is what is seen in the image, is due to the FMBT Architecture Studio, formed by Enric Miralles (1955-2000) and Benedetta Tagliabue (b. 1963). It was inaugurated on May 10, 2005. It is characterized, above all, by the curved shapes of the roof, covered with 4,200 square meters of ceramic mosaic in the colors of fruits and vegetables (see second photo).

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 02.2022.

VAASA, Finland. Kauppahalli

VAASA, Finland
Vaasanpuistikko

Top of the façade of the Neo-Gothic Kauppahalli (Market Hall) building, designed by architect Alfred Wilhelm Stenfors (Hollola, 26 October 1866 - Vaasa, 22 May 1952), built in two phases between 1902 and 1927.

Photo © Giselle, 06.2014.

BARCELONA, Spain. Mercat de la Llibertat

BARCELONA, Spain.
Districte de Gràcia

Mercat de la Llibertat [Liberty Market], built from 1888 and opened in 1893. Although the project was signed by municipal architect Miquel Pasqual i intoré, really is a work in Art Nouveau style designed by a collaborator of Antoni Gaudí, Francesc Berenguer i Mestres (Reus, 21 July 1866 - Barcelona, 8 February 1914), which is also the author of the decorations. It was remodeled entirely in 1990s, respecting the appearance of the original building. In this detail of the main facade it looks shield with three lilies of former town of Gràcia.

Photo © Giselle, 07.2016.