The House of the Dragons

The House of the Dragons, in Valencia

The House of the Dragons is a singular modernist residence of Valencia, whose façade has become one of the most photographed of the town. The Valencia audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this astonishing building of 1901, adorned with figures of dragons.

The modernist façade with the dragons

Mismatched with the rest of the surrounding buildings, the House of the Dragons, the Casa de los Dragones, is so singular that its façade has become one of the most photographed of Valencia. Built in 1901, this residence displays an exuberant architectural style, marked by modernism, the current cousin of Art Nouveau that was then flourishing in Spain. Its name and its fame are due to the figures of dragons that adorn its façade: these fantastic creatures, sculpted with force and expressiveness, seem to stand guard over the building and give it a unique and theatrical appearance. With its bold forms, its worked ornaments and its fantastic imagination, the house illustrates the creativity and the fantasy of modernist architecture, which liked to draw from nature and legend. Testifying to the prosperity of the Valencian bourgeoisie of the era, which competed in boldness for its residences, it is today one of the most admired and photographed buildings of the town. An architectural curiosity and a jewel of modernism, the House of the Dragons is an astonishing stop of the discovery of Valencia.

What to see

You admire the singular modernist residence built in 1901, mismatched with its neighbours, whose exuberant façade is adorned with figures of dragons sculpted with force that earn it its name and its fame, illustrating the creativity and the fantasy of modernist architecture, one of the most photographed façades of the town. The House of the Dragons is a curiosity of Valencia. It is an astonishing stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The House of the Dragons lies in the heart of Valencia, reachable on foot. You admire its façade from the street; it is a building whose interior follows its own conditions. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

Why does the House of the Dragons of Valencia bear this name?

Because its façade is adorned with figures of dragons sculpted with force and expressiveness, that give it a unique and theatrical appearance; built in 1901 in an exuberant modernist style, this singular residence is one of the most photographed façades of the town.

Where is the House of the Dragons of Valencia?

In the heart of Valencia, in Spain.