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The action includes the restoration, assembly, consolidation and urbanization of the Cloister of the former Convent of Santo Domingo that includes the recovery of the infrastructure, 7.3 meters high and finish the works of the square.

The Councilor for Culture of the City of Lorca, María Ángeles Mazuecos, along with the Director General of Cultural Property, Rafael Gómez, have visited this morning the relocation works of the arches of the cloister of the former Convent of Santo Domingo.

Mazuecos explained that "we continue with the recovery of the historical heritage of our city and from the Department of Culture and from the City of Lorca we are very happy to visit the relocation works of the arches of the cloister of Santo Domingo."

The Edil has detailed that "it is an infrastructure already classic in the Lorca architecture, since it dates from the twentieth century, which connected the Chapel of the Rosary of the Church of Santo Domingo with the adjoining residential building and as a result of the numerous damages caused by the earthquake was disassembled, prior numbering and classification of each of its pieces and, now, they will now be returned to their original place after the restoration, assembly, consolidation and urbanization works of the Cloister ".

Mazuecos Moreno has explained that "the project includes workshop work such as cleaning stonework and ornamental elements; consolidation; reintegration with restoration mortars or the execution of lost or unrecoverable pieces While the work to be carried out on site We can highlight the execution of the enveloping screen, executed entirely of concrete, as a structure for the stabilization of the cloister that will have a height of 7.3 meters and that contemplates the footprint of the archery, with all its arches without visual interference to the old cloister. In addition to the execution of a roof skirt and the completion of the works of the square ".

"This structure, which gradually rose throughout the seventeenth century, entirely in stone, is formed by three arched facades: in the west elevation we can see six arches of two floors, while in the north and south elevations the five original arcades, also arranged in two heights, "detailed the Councilwoman.

María Ángeles Mazuecos thanked the "close collaboration that is being carried out between the General Directorate of Cultural Property of the Community and the City of Lorca since the consolidation and assembly project has been written by the community technicians and, In addition, we talk about an intervention including the Master Plan for the Recovery of Cultural Heritage of Lorca that has an initial budget of 359,255.05 euros and a six-month execution period. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca