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The Region has the Cultural Heritage Emergency Unit, and heritage intervention projects are being revised to improve prevention
The director general of Cultural Heritage, Juan Antonio Lorca, presented the work done in the city of Lorca after the earthquakes of 2011, as an example to the attendees of the Council of Historic Heritage of Spain, organized by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. of the asset recovery after a catastrophe.
"The preparation of the Master Plan for the Recovery of Cultural Heritage of Lorca has been considered by the Ministry as an example of good practices following a catastrophe such as earthquakes, which affected 80 percent of Lorca's homes, the Region of Murcia has staged the first day of this national meeting, "explained Juan Antonio Lorca.
The head of Cultural Heritage advocated, as a result of what happened in Lorca and the work done, for the necessary prevention in heritage buildings in relation to catastrophes such as earthquakes, and recalled that in the Region of Murcia has created the Emergency Unit in Cultural Heritage, constituted by civil servants and integrated in the operational structure of Civil Protection.
He also announced that the intervention projects in the cultural heritage are being revised taking into account the reintroduction of elements and traditional techniques of construction, which demonstrate a better behavior against adverse phenomena such as earthquakes.
The Director General recalled that "there are already many days and conferences in which the Master Plan has been studied by the speed with which it was reacted and by the union of regional, local and national administrations and the Diocese of Cartagena that has allowed that Lorca has regained its splendor, "and also stated that" the work done has received important awards such as the European Union Award for Cultural Heritage awarded by Europa Nostra. "
More than 64 million euros
During his presentation, Juan Antonio Lorca recalled that "the earthquakes affected a significant part of the cultural heritage of the city, both religious buildings and numerous buildings of a civil character, which considers the greatest structural destruction of a city in Spain since the Civil War of 36 and, patrimonially, the most important in Europe since World War II by natural causes.
The Master Plan for Lorca contemplates a total investment of 64.3 million euros, which has allowed acting in dozens of buildings, retaining its structure, restoring the splendor of its façades and also rehabilitating the damaged assets.
The Community has invested nearly 25 million euros, with which restoration work has been carried out in the Collegiate Church of San Patricio, the Church of Carmen, the Palace of the Orchard of Ruano, the Church of Santiago, San Diego, San Mateo, San Pedro, San Clemente, San José, the Archaeological Museum, the Municipal Archives, the Fountain of Gold, the Tower of Mena, the Old Convent of La Merced and other fifty heritage elements, among which the palace of the Counts of San Julián and the houses of the Aragon, Irurita, Arcas and Quiñoneros.
The Historical Heritage Council is a collaborative body between the Central Administration and the autonomous communities that facilitates communication and exchange of action programs and information on cultural heritage.
It meets in Santo Domingo de la Calzada and San Millán de la Cogolla (La Rioja) until tomorrow, and it deals with numerous issues related to the material and immaterial heritage of the communities.
Source: CARM
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