Iglesia de los Santos Juanes Valencia Spain II
by Joan Carroll
Title
Iglesia de los Santos Juanes Valencia Spain II
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
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On an early bright January morning, the sunrise first hits the clock tower of the Iglesia de los Santos Juanes in Valencia Spain. It’s a perfect time of day as the city hasn’t yet fully awakened, the light is wonderful and the quiet is palpable. This is one of the oldest churches in Valencia and a National Heritage site. It is also known as the church of San Juan del Mercado (Saint John of the Market) since it is located across from the Mercado Central. The church was originally built as a hermitage on the site of an old mosque in 1240. It had to be reconstructed in the 14th and 16th centuries due fire damage. Its baroque style dates back to the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th centuries. It has a unique triangular clock tower.
FEATURED PHOTO, Churches group, 8/28/17
FEATURED PHOTO, the Road To Self Promotion group, 4/15/17
FEATURED PHOTO, Churches group, 4/14/17
joan carroll, facade, baroque, spanish, sky, tourism, urban, old, landmark, europe, european, building, cityscape, exterior, famous, architecture, gothic, juan, valencian, san, historic, christianity, catholic
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April 14th, 2017
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