The statue of 1,500 kilograms, was placed on a pedestal that had been raised some years ago, In the front was placed the quadribarrada with the winged dragon as used by the Aragonese monarchs, and in the back, the coat of arms of the city of Valencia.
The work was placed on January 12, 1891 with an anterior pedestal and weight of 11,500 kgrs. Sixteen years had to pass from the moment the idea of erecting the monument to its complete completion.
Later, the coat of arms of King Jaime was placed on the pedestal in its front part and on the back the coat of arms of the city of Valencia, modeled by the sculptor José Aixá Iñigo. On the sides were placed two bronze plaques with the inscription: To King James the Conqueror, founder of the Valencian kingdom, grateful Valencia. Year M.D.CCC.XCI. He entered Valencia victorious, freeing it from the Muslim yoke, on the day of San Dionisio IX October of M.CC.XXXVI.
The sculpture depicts King James I in warrior’s costume mounted on his horse as he passes and in the attitude of leading the troops in their conquest towards the city of Valencia. It is much larger than natural. The helmet of the conquering king stands out, which is a historical anachronism since this type of summit was not used until the times of King Peter IV the Ceremonious.
It was the first fountain in the city installed in 1850. Currently formed by a pedestal of polished white marble and sculpture of Negrito in cast iron.
This sculptural figure was given to the City Council by the sculptor José Esteve Edo in 1979, being cast in the wax lost by Alfonso Aguilar Romero.
It is a sculpture by the artist from Mislata (Valencia) Miquel Navarro, who wants to represent an insect, a vigilante or a warrior. Located at the roundabout of Plaza de Europa on Avenida de Francia, it is a gift to the city in 2003 from the Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad Foundation of Valencia that commemorated the 125th anniversary of the creation of Bancaja Social Work.
Sculpture made of carbon steel by the boilermaking, shot peening and cold zinc plating system and finished in blue paint. Approximately 46 m high and 100 tonnes.
In 1982 a work by Ramón de Soto entitled In the Fertile Mediterranean Sea, organic abstraction of a female figure was installed in the gardens of the Old Hospital.
On a pedestal painting stands a high that holds an allegorical of prehistoric Venus in a clear state of maternity.
The monument located in the Plaza de la Semana Santa Marinera is a copy of the original made in marble that was donated to the City Council to be displayed in its rooms.
After the flood of 1957, the monument and the hemicycle of columns was destroyed. Later it was placed in front of a main stone door that gave access to the old Hispanic-American bank on Carrer de les Barques, the work of the architect Francisco Mora Berenguer, leaving the bust of Joaquín Sorolla on an old pedestal. As a dedication they read: “JOAQUIN SOROLLA BASTIDA 1863-1923 YEAR 1974”.
The author of the monument is Mariano Benlliure.
Most outstanding sculpture of the orchard of Canon Pontons. It was installed in a black marble fountain, designed by Antonio Sancho.
Inspired by the well-known Roman work of the master Bernini, the Triton appears on a pedestal with three figureheads from which the water flows and with two dolphins as jets. It was taken to the Glorieta in 1833 to be removed in 1844 and placed back in its current place in 1860.
The author is Giacomo Antonio Ponzanelli.
Work by Nassio Bayarri Lluch (Member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos). This is a head larger than the life-size, cast in bronze and weathered on fire. It stands on a cube-shaped red granite pedestal and below this, another black granite cube as a base.
The work, financed by the Valencia City Council, would be carried out at the request of the Association of Merchants of the Historic Centre of Valencia.
In 1982 Valencia wanted to commemorate the celebration of the World Cup that was to be held in Spain, with a tribute to sport through the work of the sculptor Andrés Alfaro.
It was proposed that the sculpture should have approximately 12x12x4 m measurements. After its inauguration and after some time, the monument suffered several damages and its aesthetic value deteriorated when it was enclosed in an enclosure used for parking, from there it was relocated to its current situation.
José Benlliure Ortiz (Rome, 1884 – Valencia, 1916), nicknamed Peppino, was the son of the painter José Benlliure Gil. Work by the Valencian sculptor José Capuz Mamano.
First placed in the Gardens in 1919. The monument was erected by popular subscription by the Valencian Artistic Youth. The bronze bust gilded in fire was donated by José Capuz. In the flood of 1957 the monument was razed and lost, so in 1962 it was rested again in the place it now occupies.
Bust in honor of José Romeu Parra, hero of the War of Independence, born in Sagunto and shot by the French in 1812. The statue was initially placed in the Plaza de Santa Monica, years later it was moved to Lleida street.
It is the work of the sculptor Florencio Ramón on an original sketch by José Aixa Iñigo. It is a bust made of stone and placed on a column and a Roman capital in imitation of those existing in Sagunto.
Bronze sculpture on Tuscan stone column that came from the Old Hospital. Sculpture by the author Ramón Mateu Montesinos.
To remember the creative and artistic work of three Valencian singers, a monument was made that represents a relief of the heads of the three singers arranged in pyramidal composition, surrounded on the left side by a garland of laurel and at the base a flag.
On the monolith was placed a shield made of marble, and under the relief of bronze a dedication: “TO OUR FRIENDS NINO BRAVO, JUAN CAMACHO, BRUNO LOMAS, JUNE 1991”.
The author of the monument is Alfonso Pérez Plaza.
