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in Catalan/Valencian Llotja (in Aragonese Loncha; in Spanish Lonja), during the Middle Ages, was a building used for commercial transactions made ​​by traders or brokers who were intermediaries.

• The existing Llotjas of the former Crown of Aragon are:
  • Llotja of Valencia or Llotja de la Seda, civil Gothic monument built between 1482 and 1492, by the master mason Pere Compte. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on December 7, 1996.
  • Llotja of Palma or Sa Llotja, (1420-1452)
  • Llotja of Barcelona or Llotja del Mar, (1352-1453) (reformed 1774-1802)
  • Llotja of Perpignan (14th-16th centuries)
  • Llotja del Cànem in Castellón de la Plana
  • Llotja of Castelló d'Empúries (c. 1393)
  • Llotja de Tortosa (1368-1373)
  • Loncha of Alcañiz (15th century)

• The Llotjas built after Spanish unification are:
  • Loncha of Zaragoza (1541-1551)
  • La Porxada de Granollers (1586-1587)
  • Casa Lonja de Sevilla, in which centralized all trade of America with Spain from 1580 to 1717, including all types of products.
  • Antigua Lonja (18th century) in El Puerto de Santa María