If you are looking for something 100% Valencian, you will find nothing more representative than Tinglado Dos. In the current Marina Real and next to the Clock Building, Shed Two, Tinglado Dos, lives and survives. A simple walk or a short rest, chaos and serenity. Modernity and nostalgia.
For those who are not familiar with our vocabulary, a shed is understood as a port construction characterized by having a roof, and which, in this case, was used for disembarking and for storing cargo before or after being loaded.
The sheds of the port of Valencia are a true architectural jewel of our city and a fundamental icon of our history as a fishing town and port city with Mediterranean heritage. Initially, they were only used by the railway but later, they served to store grain and fruit. On the outside of its facades, as in most Valencian buildings, there is no shortage of allusions to oranges, orange blossoms and irrigated crops, all of those are recurring Valencian icons in many of the buildings in our city. Graphic representations of the wealth of our land, the strength of commerce and the export potential of our city, are easily seen in Valencian buildings.
Currently, they fulfil a social function, skating, leisure, music or gastronomy festivals, passionate couples, solitary passersby… there is room for everyone in shed two.
The first centenary was celebrated 4 years ago, let us preserve them!
