closed . ▁ ▁Mer cat ▁de ▁la ▁Con cep ció ▁ ▁The ▁Mer cat ▁de ▁la ▁Con cep ció ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁flowers . ▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁by ▁Anton i ▁R ov ira ▁i ▁Tri as , ▁this ▁E ix ample ▁market , ▁which ▁sp ans ▁an ▁entire ▁block , ▁was ▁constructed ▁using ▁iron , ▁a ▁revolution ary ▁new ▁architect ural ▁form ▁that ▁gained ▁prom in ence ▁around ▁this ▁time . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁completely ▁rem ode led ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁out dated ▁nature ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁necessary ▁amen ities . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁improvements ▁included ▁re organ izing ▁the ▁market , ▁evol ving ▁its ▁offer ings , ▁adding ▁new ▁technology , ▁and ▁impro ving ▁basic ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁market ▁such ▁as ▁par king ▁avail ability . ▁ ▁Mer cat ▁del ▁Nin ot ▁ ▁The ▁Mer cat ▁del ▁Nin ot ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁E ix ample . ▁ ▁Its ▁current ▁building ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁Mer cat ▁d ' Host af ran cs ▁ ▁The ▁Mer cat ▁d ' Host af ran cs ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁mark ets ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁Mont ju ic . ▁ ▁Mer cat ▁de ▁S ants ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁the ▁S ants ▁district , ▁this ▁market ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁ ▁Mer cat ▁del ▁Fort ▁P ien