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The collaboration of the City Council, Regional Government, Government of Spain and Bishopric is making possible the most ambitious action recovery of cultural heritage of a city like Lorca, thanks to an investment of 80 million euros in 5 years after the earthquakes of 2011.
The Director General of Cultural Heritage of the Autonomous Community, Maria Comas, and the Councillor for Culture of the City of Lorca, Augustine Llamas, have made this morning a technical visit with the management team of this organ of the Ministry for good Culture of the heritage historic city that is undergoing restoration in the most ambitious restoration action that has been done in a city like Lorca, thanks to an investment of 80 million euros in 5 years after the earthquakes of 2011.
During this visit Comas announced that "the recovery work of the Collegiate Church of St. Patrick still give surprises with more findings as they are a new wall paintings found after removing the floor of the sacristy, which have begun to analyze the experts as are considered a large category, possibly Renaissance, although it is still seeing the chronology and as you can act on them "
In this regard, the Director General explained that "the rehabilitation of the main Christian temple of Lorca is just one example of the many actions of the Master Plan for Recovery of Historical Heritage of Lorca that are running through the collaboration of the City Council, Community Autonomous, Government of Spain and Bishopric, turn framed within the Plan Lorca more than 1,200 million euros that are being devoted to the recovery of the municipality ".
Maria Comas has expressed "great satisfaction because it has also recovered heritage and a good work, Lorca has regained its historical legacy splendidly, so much cultural and tourism potential."
Meanwhile, Augustine Llamas has reported that "once the Regional Government culminate the rehabilitation of the old modernist headquarters of the Chamber of Agriculture, which is investing around 400,000 euros, the City will request that this construction reverse in the municipal heritage so that it can be enjoyed by all Lorca. However, the valorization of this building is part of the great DUSI project, the Department of Employment has introduced to Europe, to recover the historical district. "
Llamas thanked those continuous visits from the Directorate General to the city are made to move with maximum speed in the start value of damaged assets, and stressed that "as they advance the proceedings, we realize that our rich heritage even richer by new discoveries. "
The mayor pointed out that other upcoming performances will be the complete restoration of the Church of Santa Maria, whose works are awarded by the Ministry of Development.
And he recalled that the church of San Juan will be proposed for rehabilitation through culture 1.5% to Central Government.
The Director General concluded by explaining that at the conclusion of the work of the master plan is to make a great show, with a large volume quite interesting.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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