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== Main sights == Most of the historical buildings are located in the diminutive old town, around the Plaça Major (Main Square). These include: * The ''[[Concatedral de Santa Maria, Castelló|Concatedral de Santa Maria]]'' (co-cathedral of Saint Mary), built in a [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]]-style in the 13th century and reconstructed one century later after destruction by fire. The present building is another reconstruction after the demolition ordered by the council during the Spanish civil war (1936).<ref>[http://www.memoriarepublicana.com/Persecrelig/monumvalencia.html]. Obras religiosas destruidas durante la guerra civil (Spanish)</ref> * The ''Ajuntament'' (City Hall), erected at the beginning of the 18th century. It features a [[Tuscany|Tuscan-style]] façade rising up over a [[colonnade]]. *[[File:Planetario de Castellón de la Plana.JPG|thumb|Planetario de Castellón]]The free-standing bell-tower of the procathedral, known as ''[[El Fadrí]]'' (the single man), built in the 15th century. * The ''Llotja del Cànem'' ([[Hemp]] Exchange Market), built during the first half of the 17th century to be used by traders in hempen cloth and ropes, a very important activity in the area at the time. Today the building is used by the university for cultural events and temporary exhibitions. * On the northeast edge of the town, at the end of a broad avenue decorated with orange trees, stands the Basílica of Santa Maria del ''Lledó'' (European [[Celtis|Hackberry]] or ''Celtis australis''), a basilica devoted to an image of the Virgin Mary found in 1366 by a farmer when he was ploughing his lands. The original 14th-century chapel was extended to its present Baroque form during the 16th century. * [[Espai d'Art Contemporani de Castelló]], Museum for Modern Art * Teatre Principal
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