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the formerly called Sant Miquel Street, in the old town district, there
is a beautiful and stylish building known as "Casa Merita".
The origins of the building date from the last part of the XVII century,
but its up to date splendourous structure, is due to the Jordá
family, whose coat of arms appear in the front door.
The building is the Assotiation headquarters.; it was acquired in 1954, and after a restoration leadered by the architect Roque Monllor was inaugurated in April 1961, being called "Casal de Sant Jordi"(Saint George's House). |
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| The building is a traditional noble family house from the town, using the typical materials from the country in its construction and showing balconys with forged iron rails in its façade. In the big hall begins a beautiful staircase with a baroque wooden rail, carved with animal and coat of arms motifs, giving access to the first floor, whose beautiful saloons conserve their original distribution and the ornamental Valencian glazed tiles, typycal from the XVII century. |
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is a marble plate at the end of the staircase that takes you to the Museum,
remembering the visit of the monarchs of Spain, the king Juan Carlos I
and the queen Sofia, that took place in december of 1976. The building has the typycal organisation sevices, such as office, meeting room, wardrobe, the caretaker's house, but is also the place for the Museu de la Festa (Festivities of Moors and Christians' Museum). The building enlarged its space when the next house was annexed in 1976, to commemorate the VII centenary. The Museum is in the second floor, since the restorations that took place in 1992 and 1993 were finished. It has a total surface of 700m2, from which 540m2 are useful space. This new period in the Museum's activity begun in April the 21st of 1993, becoming again an important spot in the cultural routes for the visitors who want to know more about our history. |
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