Valencia Regional Exhibition

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

Poster
Overview
BIE-class	Unrecognized exposition
Organized by	Commercial Athenaeum of Valencia
Location
Country	Spain
City	Valencia
Coordinates	39°28′24.4″N 0°21′45.5″W
Timeline
Opening	22 May 1909
Closure	22 December 1909

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