Valencia Regional Exhibition

Poster
Overview
BIE-class	Unrecognized exposition
Organized by	Commercial Athenaeum of Valencia
Location
Country	Spain
City	Valencia
Coordinates	39°28′24.4″N0°21′45.5″W / 39.473444°N 0.362639°W / 39.473444; -0.362639
Timeline
Opening	22 May 1909
Closure	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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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 Palacio de la Exposición de Valencia  [ es ], Silo de la Lactancia, Palace of Industry, Light fountain of the Exposición Regional Valenciana, and the Bridge of the Exposición Regional Valenciana 1909. ^[6]

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  Regional exhibition bridge
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  Tabacalera de València, previously the Palace of Industry
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  Alameda Spa, previously known as the nursing home
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  Municipal Palace

References

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