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The works have involved a municipal investment of € 38,633.88 and in addition to the intervention of the façade, other improvements have been developed inside such as the installation of new shutters ". The Mayor of Lorca, Diego José Mateos, and the Councilor for Culture, María Ángeles Mazuecos have visited the Guevara Palace this morning where the work that has been undertaken in recent months is being completed with the aim of ending the humidity of the main facade of the property.
". The mayor of Lorca explained that "within the last touches that are already being carried out, this morning the removal of the scaffolding that during all this time has been installed in the front of the Palace for the development of said restoration work began of the facade ". Diego José Mateos stressed that "all these actions that are about to be completed have the objective of reversing the damage that previous actions had caused on the façade.
According to technical reports, the cement mortars used, up to four layers of mortars, as well such as non-breathable, waterproof and very hard surface paints, they had increased these damages by sulphation, crystallization of salts and disintegration of the stone ". The Mayor has recalled that "these works have been completed with others developed inside the property such as the installation of new shutters." Mateos Molina has detailed that "these works are valued at € 38,633.88 by the City Council and that the execution period has been a little longer due to the fact that another new cement filling was found under the four layers of surface mortar, for which a new report had to be issued with the situation discovered to the General Directorate of Cultural Assets to authorize said works.
" The mayor has highlighted that "once everything is finished and as long as the health situation allows it, these dependencies will open their doors so that Lorca and visitors can enjoy the greatness of this property and the restored facade of the Palace ". For his part, the director of the Lorquimur company, in charge of these works, Ginés Méndez, has insisted that "the main cause of main deterioration affecting the structure of the façade is the existence of humidity in it, as well as the previous actions that have been affecting the facade of the property " The restorer in charge of the work, Lucia Rueda, added that "among the work that still remains is to retouch the patina that is behind the scaffolding, we are also going to proceed with the creation of an effective ventilation system at ground level , to avoid possible new damages ". It should be remembered that the Palace of Guevara is the most significant building of all the civil Baroque in Lorca.
The façade consists of two bodies, the lower part has Solomonic columns, abundant decoration with vegetal motifs, fruits and satyrs.
The second body shows the representation of the family heraldry and, in the upper part, the coat of arms of the Order of Santiago.
The patio is made up of arches on marble columns decorated with plant motifs, children's heads and shields.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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