Plaza of the Virgin

The Plaza of the Virgin, (Valencian: Plaça de la Mare de Déu or Plaça de la Verge, Plaza de la Virgen) is one of the oldest public spaces in Valencia. The plaza is situated over the remains of the Roman Forum from the original establishment of the city in 138 BCE. Remains from the Roman period are mounted on the wall of the Basilica. The plaza is bordered by the Valencia Cathedral, the Basilica of Our Lady of the Forsaken, and the Palace of the Generalitat Valenciana. Of the many events that occur in the plaza, The Water Tribunal is most frequent as it meets most Thursdays at noon in front of the catherdral's Doorway of the Apostles, which faces the plaza. For this reason, the plaza features a fountain constructed by Manuel Silvestre de Edeta (ca) to celebrate the millennial anniversary of the Water Tribunal. The sculpture has a recumbent male form representing the Turia River, and maidens with amphorae representing the nine irrigation canals governed by the tribunal. The plaza is also the site of the annual Offering of the Flowers to Our Lady of the Forsaken, the display of Las Rocas ahead of the Corpus Christi procession, and the presentations ahead of the procession for the Festival of Our Lady of the Forsaken.

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