Modernisme Plaza of the City Hall of Valencia

The subsequent Plaza and Parque de Emilio Castelar is part of the architectural work of Goerlich Lleó including purist, Art Deco and Modernisme styles.

The square had the nickname tortada (caked), referring to the upper platform, and it mainly included two elements: the steps of classic style and Mercado de las Flores (Flower Market).

The square – then "del Caudillo" – in 1962 lost the light fountain by Engineer Carlos Buigues and the equestrian statue of General Francisco Franco, designed by Valencian sculptor José Capuz, which was relocated to the military base of Bétera.

In the 1930s Mies van der Rohe then was doing wonders for Europe and why the work only talks about the cultural poverty of the power and the bourgeoisie of that time in Valencia".

the plaza of the City Hall is part of an axis completely abandoned by the Valencians between La Estacioneta (Pont de Fusta) and the Estación del Norte".

That versatility also makes it modern, but lacks of distinctive elements to adds a statue to Francesc Vinatea, a character of second order pointless for a square of that importance".