The outside of the Las Reales Carnicerías the ancient market hall used as the meat market in the medieval Spanish town of Medina del Campo Valladolid

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This is an ancient market-hall, in Spanish called Mercado de Abastos, on the left bank of the Zapardiel brook, was built under the Catholic Monarchs in 1500 in Renaissance style. Later, in the reign of Philip II, it was used for the sale of meat to the population. It is the only historic building of this type in the world still used for its original purpose.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Medina del Campo
Photo credit: © Nick Hatton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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