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The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment and the City of Lorca have completed work on the recovery of the Fountain of Gold in Lorca and its surroundings.
The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Javier Celdrán, today visited, together with the mayor, Fulgencio Gil, this Cataloged Good for its cultural relevance that has Degree 1 protection and was damaged in the earthquakes of 2011.
The action is included in the Master Plan for the Recovery of Cultural Heritage of Lorca, launched by the Community, the City of Lorca and the Ministry of Culture, and was made thanks to the subsidy of 290,000 euros granted to the City.
The head of Culture recalled during his visit "the commitment of the regional government and the president, Fernando López Miras, with Lorca and with the recovery of all his heritage" and noted that "the actions, which have made Lorca an international example of reconstruction after a catastrophe, are already very close to completion. "
After the earthquakes of 2011, the Source of the Gold presented / displayed deteriorations of diverse consideration, consisting mainly in accesses of water through the existing cracks between the roadway and the coronation of the wall, and collapses in the north and south wall.
Celdrán explained that "that same year, emergency actions were carried out by Culture to preserve the remains in the face of meteorological phenomena."
Later, he added, "in addition to undertaking the necessary actions to consolidate the good, a much more ambitious project was designed that will contribute from now on to put in value the Gold Source, integrating it in the current urban configuration while safeguarding at the same time its historical values. "
The actions have consisted in the restoration of the source itself (glass, pipes, walls, pylon, trough) and the surrounding urban space, including the recovery of paving levels closer to the original ones.
Given the situation of the source below the level of the environment and the impossibility of recovering its original operation, the access was projected from two ends, from a staircase and from a stands.
In addition, the crowns of the two longitudinal walls have been restored.
All the repair actions to solve cracks, movements, collapses and humidities have been carried out with traditional materials and techniques.
The assembly has been illuminated on the basis of three types of luminaire and water-related improvement measures have been established, including a water collection network that prevents waterlogging and a water-level control well with automatic pumps.
History
The Fountain of the Gold and the Source of the Caño were the main public sources of the city of Lorca, in charge of supplying drinking water to the population.
The Fuente del Oro was particularly important because it was very close to the river Guadalentín.
With the leftover water the laundry and drinking trough was supplied, maintaining for centuries its public use.
Architecturally, the set has two distinct parts: the fountain and a pylon-trough.
The water that caught the dam was coming to the surface by the source led by the pipes.
In the pond or pylon where the excess water accumulated, it watered the cattle and the animals of shot and load.
The remaining waters were also used to supply the public laundry, consisting of several stone pools.
The first date on the use of groundwater in Lorca dates from 1269, when King Alfonso X, for a privilege, gave the concession of water from the Fountain of Gold to the Council of Lorca with a ban on selling.
The sale of water would begin in the fourteenth century.
The source has suffered the Guadalentín floodwaters and has been destroyed several times.
In 1691 suffered major damage and in 1701 was again unused, a new dam and fountain was built in 1743. The hydraulic assembly was subsequently ruined in 1802, when the dam of Puentes.
In 1817 the works were constructed again, although a new flood in October of 1973 affected to him seriously.
Master plan
Javier Celdrán said that, in total, "the Community has invested in the Master Plan for the Recovery of Cultural Heritage of Lorca more than 23 million euros of funds provided by the European Investment Bank, which has allowed Lorca and to all the citizens of the Region emblematic places such as this Fountain of Gold, the Collegiate Church of San Patricio, San José Church and Casa Ponce de León, among others, actions that are making it possible for the city to look even better than before of earthquakes. "
At present, all properties declared BIC (Property of Cultural Interest) included initially in the Master Plan have been restored, as well as 80% of the listed buildings.
The performances are now focused on Grade 1 and Grade 2 buildings. Subsequently, new performances have been added that are already already being processed or in the making phase.
Source: CARM
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