Church of Sant Martí, València, Gothic church in Valencia, Spain.
Sant Martí Church is a Gothic building in Valencia with a single nave and chapels arranged between buttresses. The exterior shows a polygonal choir section and typical late medieval features, while the interior maintains its original structural layout.
After Valencia was conquered in the 13th century, a church was founded on the site of an earlier Islamic building. Construction of the present structure began in the late 14th century as part of the city's religious reorganization.
The double dedication to Saint Martin and Saint Anthony Abbot stems from a false belief: devotion to Anthony from the 14th century led people to think the parish was first consecrated to him. Both names appear in documents from the second half of the 17th century, but the full title was only confirmed in 1902. Look for the two coats of arms with heraldic figures on the south wall.
The church stands at the start of Carrer de Sant Vicent, 11, on the site of an old Roman road, so the western and southern walls sit at an angle to the nave. Enter from the main stone facade, where the Gothic portal is the only later addition; the south side keeps an ogival window, two heraldic shields and mason's marks on the ashlars. The trapezoidal plan makes the side chapels uneven in depth.
The building fits into an irregular medieval street layout, giving it an unexpected floor plan that does not follow typical church proportions. Later modifications attempted to adjust this unusual interior space, showing how construction had to adapt to the existing city.
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