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This is the Xim\u00e9nez Franchy home and it currently houses the Carpet Museum.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">It was originally a domestic building whose construction began in the mid-17th century. Here again you can see the fine Portuguese-influenced woodwork on the balcony and the door and window frames. Inside, you can see how the floor is arranged around a central courtyard, a typical feature of traditional Canarian architecture.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">This building was used as a private citadel, with rooms divided and rented out at low cost. The citadels, which proliferated in the 19th century, were small communities of citizens from disadvantaged backgrounds. They lived in large buildings, and sometimes entire families shared their everyday lives side-by-side. Some convents in La Orotava that were expropriated from the church during the Spanish Confiscation also fulfilled this function, such the Santo Domingo Convent.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">In this museum, you\u2019ll see the process of creating both sand and flower carpets and historical images of the carpets.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">Let&#8217;s look at the huge house in front of the Carpet Art Centre, Casa Molina. Built at the end of the 16th century, it occupies a huge plot that takes up an entire block on Calle San Francisco. Inside you can find a courtyard in the traditional Canarian style.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">The enormous fa\u00e7ade is of the late Renaissance style with some plateresque details. Its carved pilasters stand out. 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Inside, you can see how the floor is arranged around a central courtyard, a typical feature of traditional Canarian architecture. This building was used as a private citadel, with rooms divided and rented out at low cost. The citadels, which proliferated in the 19th century, were small communities of citizens from disadvantaged backgrounds. They lived in large buildings, and sometimes entire families shared their everyday lives side-by-side. Some convents in La Orotava that were expropriated from the church during the Spanish Confiscation also fulfilled this function, such the Santo Domingo Convent. In this museum, you\u2019ll see the process of creating both sand and flower carpets and historical images of the carpets. Let&#8217;s look at the huge house in front of the Carpet Art Centre, Casa Molina. Built at the end of the 16th century, it occupies a huge plot that takes up an entire block on Calle San Francisco. Inside you can find a courtyard in the traditional Canarian style. The enormous fa\u00e7ade is of the late Renaissance style with some plateresque details. Its carved pilasters stand out. Carving was used at the end of the Renaissance and consists of a partial sculpting out of the pilaster, giving a play of light and shadows. After multiple changes of ownership, the property went into decline at the end of the 19th century. Its courtyard and spacious rooms began to be used as a cockfighting venue. After a fierce dispute, the cockfight bettors destroyed and ransacked the house. It was declared a ruin at the beginning of the 20th century and was later restored. Continue up the street. 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