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The aim is to reconcile the repairs with the reopening of the monuments concerned for tourist and religious use
The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, today released the economic impact of the emergency works carried out and those still to be done, as well as the rehabilitation of cultural and historical heritage of Lorca following the damage caused by earthquakes of May 11, and whose value totals more than 50.3 million euros.
This estimate is subject to variation, both outstanding as assessments occurring causes, such as the collapse of the building which ruined the Temple of Christ the King, in the barrio of La Vina.
This figure is still provisional, immovable property includes the historic-cultural city, namely 31 properties, of which 29 are in the municipality and the remaining two in Aledo.
Data do not include damage to historic palaces of the city, declared a Cultural, and del Castillo, whose rehabilitation by the Ministry of Culture and the so far only been tested an assessment of emergency works to be envisaged.
Responsible autonomy of Culture announced that "we want to make the recovery process of all heritage lorquino an international model. Convert to Lorca in a laboratory in which innovation and restoration of heritage concerns and that the whole recovery process is innovative also transform a project to promote cultural and historical heritage of the city. In this will, "continued Cruz, we visit the Unesco Lorca, and perform actions with her, because we want to give this recovery process a maximum international dimension" .
In this sense, Cruz said that the objective of the rehabilitation department of heritage, making it compatible with the opening, "as soon as possible," the places that have been affected and thus encourage "from time zero" tourism to the town of Lorca, "making the need for virtue."
The Minister praised the "commendable" technicians Heritage Service and other public and private companies, adding that the work done since the first time by the staff of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism have prevented the crash the dome of the Capilla del Rosario in Santo Domingo Complex, home of White Pass, decorated with paintings of the eighteenth century.
Moreover, the rapid intervention has succeeded in stabilizing the tower of the church of San Francisco, site of Paso Blue, preventing its collapse.
Other emergency measures have been the underpinning of the convent of Our Lady of the Gardens and the Palace of Guevara.
The latter have been evicted movable to safeguard them and document it in Murcia, which will continue to work throughout the week.
The rapid intervention also saved the tower collapse Mall.
Another work that are developing technical Heritage Service of the Ministry of Culture is the control over the demolition which may affect historic and artistic heritage.
Moreover, the Minister of Culture and Tourism announced that it is developing an action plan according to the degree of urgency of the intervention required, which will be completed within two weeks.
At the time, is working together with the Ministry of Economy and Finance, to attract European funding.
Parallel to this process of rapid intervention "has conducted a fundraising process that will begin to display from tomorrow," said Cruz, who explained that "it's agreements with institutions and sponsors from both inside and outside Region. "
The counselor said that next Friday, May 27, the Department of Art History at the University of Murcia and architects of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena visit all damaged property "in order to involve as many professionals and that all this recovery process is seen as a regional company that involves all people and professionals, any individual, in short, that can bring something to it. "
Movable Heritage
Regarding movable heritage, the collection of Jewish lamps Archaeological Museum which houses the remains virtually intact, while the parts that have been affected by the earthquake have been transferred to the Institute of Cultural Heritage of Spain for his recovery.
On the other hand, the technicians of the Ministry have visited the convent of Poor Clares, where the top size sculptures, like the Child Jesus Salzillo, have been rescued, but where debris removal will be carried out selective, as in the church Santiago, in order to pull the movable surface that remain buried.
Archaeological heritage, archaeological and ethnographic industrial
Technicians Historical Heritage Service have also inspected the archaeological heritage, archaeological and ethnographic industrial city both Lorca and the surrounding area, and have found that no significant damage in a radius of more than ten kilometers from the city.
However, within a radius of each other that have been demonstrated many damaging the cultural heritage, especially ethnographic and ordered the implementation of immediate actions in case of danger to persons or loss of good, as in the case of Torre Mena.
It has also assessed the damage that the earthquake has caused in the three churches that are high Lorca: San Pedro, San Juan and Santa María.
Immediately after the inspection was ordered emergency measures in the three churches at the risk of collapse of the towers and other elements thereof.
These measures are being implemented.
Also work is ongoing evaluation of the wall, after that yesterday was the dismantling of a building erected on one of the towers of the wall, the threat of collapse of buildings in perfect condition, kept nine families outside your home.
The hermitages of Mount Calvary, as part of a landmark ethnographic undamaged.
Source: CARM
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