Valencia Regional Exhibition Explained

Category:10
Year:1909
Organized:Commercial Athenaeum of Valencia
Country:Spain
City:Valencia
Open:22 May 1909
Close:22 December 1909

The Valencian Regional Exhibition was held in Valencia in 1909, the year before a national exhibition.[1]

The fair was organised by the Commercial Athenaeum of Valencia, and ran from 22 May to 22 December 1909.[2]

Legacy

The Valencian anthem, Himne de l'Exposició, was composed for the exhibition.

Architecture

The reinforced concrete Bridge of the Exposición Regional Valenciana 1909 was built, and remained until destroyed by a flood in 1957.[3]

Three buildings were decided in advance of the fair to be retained: the Municipal Palace; the Nursing Home and the Industry Palace.[4]

The municipal palace was designed by Francisco Mora Berenguer and built in 70 days.[5]

Buildings of the exhibit include the, Silo de la Lactancia, Palace of Industry, Light fountain of the Exposición Regional Valenciana, and the Bridge of the Exposición Regional Valenciana 1909.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 14-000. -. 30 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Valencian Regional Exhibition, 1909 - World Digital Library. 30 July 2021.
  3. Web site: PUENTE DE LA EXPOSICION. 30 July 2021.
  4. Web site: El diseño que marcó una época Las Provincias. Spanish.
  5. Web site: The Exposition Palace Most Important Monuments in València. 30 July 2021.
  6. Web site: E. Perez . El diseño que marcó una época . Las Provincias . 3 February 2024 . es-ES . 7 June 2009.