Mercado Central de Alicante

The Central Market of Alicante is an eclectic style building, with Valencian modernist ornaments, from the early 20th century, which serves as a municipal market, located in the Spanish city of Alicante. Located on Avenida Alfonso el Sabio, it was designed by the architect Francisco Fajardo Guardiola in 1915 and completed by Juan Vidal Ramos in 1922.

The building is basically rectangular in plan, although in order to absorb the irregularity of the block, a roundabout was planned on the south-west corner and a bend in the street of Capitán Segarra, which was used to strategically place one of the entrances. The roundabout is emphasised as a volume distinct from the main one and has a hemispherical roof. The most emblematic façade is the one that faces onto the Avenida de Alfonso el Sabio, and access to it is via a large staircase. The rear façade faces the Plaza 25 de Mayo.

On 25 May 1938, during the Spanish Civil War, the Central Market of Alicante and other parts of the city were bombed by the Italian fascist air force from Mallorca. The number of victims is estimated at three hundred dead, including ten children, and more than a thousand wounded.

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