Virtual reconstruction of the disappeared Valencia Oil Market (Spain)
[EN] This article proposes the virtual reconstruction of a disappeared building from medieval Valencia, known in historiography as Lonja del Aceite, Llotja de l'Oli or Llotja Vella, which was the predecessor of the current Lonja de la Seda, a building declared a World Heritage Site by UNESC...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) |
| Repositorio: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/206559 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/206559 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Valencian Gothic architecture Architectural restitution Cultural heritage Documentation 3D reconstruction Arquitectura gótica valenciana Restitución arquitectónica Patrimonio cultural Documentación Reconstrucción 3D |
| Sumario: | [EN] This article proposes the virtual reconstruction of a disappeared building from medieval Valencia, known in historiography as Lonja del Aceite, Llotja de l'Oli or Llotja Vella, which was the predecessor of the current Lonja de la Seda, a building declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It was a small building, built at an uncertain date sometime in the 14th century or, probably, the first half of the 15th century, and which survived until 1877, when it was demolished as part of the hygienist policies of the 19th century. The singularity of the reconstruction process lies in the absolute lack of physical remains that could constitute the starting point, nor a reliable graphic or photographic representation, beyond the schematic images contained in two perspective plans of the city of Valencia, one from Mancelli in 1608 and the second one from Tosca in 1704. As a result, there is still no reliable image of the building as it was at the time of its construction. The three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction has been based on the discovery of unpublished graphic and urban planning documentation, whose analysis and validation have been complemented by an in-depth urban study based on historical cartographies aimed at determining, in the most objective possible way, its dimensions and location. On the other hand, concerning the formal and constructive definition, a comparative study has been resorted to with the Valencian and Italian architecture contemporary to the original building. The virtual reconstruction of the Lonja del Aceite, Oil Market, recovers the image of a practically unknown building in the history of Valencia, recovering that lost image with the aim of reintegrating it, in some way, into the collective consciousness. |
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