The development enjoyed by the port of Valencia during the early twentieth century, motivated the construction of buildings for the management of port traffic, which were remarkable for their architectural quality.

Of all of them, the Customs building stands out, delivered by the architect Enrique Viedma in 1930, although the work was originally designed by Pedro García Farias.

The responsibility of creating a building with such an important functional and architectural value fell to Viedma after the death of García Farias and especially after having completed his great work of architecture in Valencia, Finca Roja.

At first, Customs was used for port offices and a general reform of the entire urban environment was proposed, to jointly house a rich architectural heritage, which already had creations such as the Clock Building or the Public Varadero.

The Spanish Civil War caused significant damage to the area, so a subsequent rehabilitation was carried out with which to recover the original architectural charm. In this way, the new Customs House was built, also with the new Varadero and are currently accompanied by other buildings of the early twenty-first century, such as the Veles e Vents building of the America's Cup, which make up an elegant and majestic entrance to the Marina de Valencia.


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Direcció:

Port of Valencia. Muelle de la Duana s/n
46024 Valencia