The archpriestly church of Sant Mateu is one of the loveliest and most interesting churches in Valencia dating from the Gothic period. The unfinished and unequal yet powerful volumetrics of the temple is an exemplary show of the process of replacing of one building by another, whose construction was interrupted since the 15^th century. The oldest was built in the 13^th century employing features from the Romanesque tradition, while from the second, a prominent sample of Mediterranean Gothic architecture, only one half was built. The Renaissance and Baroque additions disappeared during the Civil War, although the interior shows the original volumetrics built in around 1350-1450. The quality of the sculpture harboured in the church is invaluable for understanding the sculptural sequence in this period.