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The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, made the announcement during the inauguration of Bethlehem Municipal in the Palacio de Guevara, responding to a historical demand coinciding with the 15th anniversary of the creation of this group, in order to help restore the Uptown and expand tourism.
The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar announced this morning at the opening of the Bethlehem Municipal Palacio de Guevara, the Local Government Council has agreed Lorca assign the use of the Hermitage of San Roque to Belenista Association Lorca so you can create the Museum of Bethlehem.
In fact, in this event the mayor has handed the document evidencing the agreement and the keys of the temple president of the group, Miguel Navarrete.
Jodar "what better time to announce this good news that the 15th anniversary of the association and the return for the Christmas nativity municipal arcaded courtyard of this monument regional example of Baroque. Through this initiative we respond to a historical demand for this group and aspiration of the city itself, who wants to show their artwork outside the Christmas period. "
Lorca Mayor explained that "with this assignment, agreed with Belenista Association pursue the collective soon moved to the chapel of the districts of Lorca 55m2 exhibition which takes the place of Spain, saving the high rent Hall, but above all we want them to have a space of over 201 m2 in order to showcase their artwork permanently, including the Municipal Bethlehem opened today which may be taken straight there once you finish the Christmas period. "
Francisco Jodar stressed that "this is a initiative to expand the tourist and cultural offer of the municipality, as well as to contribute to the recovery of this area of ​​the city, the environment will be remodeled thanks to the agreement recently signed with the region" .
The museum is intended to include a sample of Lorca reproductions of monuments and cities around the world, mainly Jews who built each year class members to renew since Bethlehem was established in 1998 to enhance the crib that came installing the City since 1991.
Also among the works to be exhibited scenes passage crib made by Ramón Cuenca is included in a large enough space so that they can they go arranged groups with the association, as many groups belenistas that exist throughout the country, or integrating Tourist routes in consortium 'Lorca Taller del Tiempo'.
The nativity scene this year, 36m2 with Temple of Jerusalem
The Bethlehem this year consists of 18 plates in two by one meter, completing an area of ​​36m2.
Each plate has been worked individually following a global scheme in scale model made specifically built in the workshops of the belenista association.
This system has been made a systematic analysis of the prospects and high quality finish that can be made and exposing them in the arcaded courtyard of the Palacio de Guevara at all without damaging the monument to be placed into finished modules and polychromatic source in the workshop. "
The model in question shown in the center, the vast bulk of the forecourt of the Temple of Jerusalem expanded by King Herod the Great of Judea.
Presides thereof, the Temple was rebuilt by this king in white marble, and the Royal Porch which involved more than 10,000 workers and was the same as Jesus looked in his teens, passion, death and resurrection, but after Roman destruction of 70 only the western wall and esplanade occupied mosques paths is preserved.
The Bethlehem of the Synagogue of Nazareth and ends in carpentry with the Holy Family.
During the visit we can see all the sacred scenes of the Nativity, located at spectacular constructions inspired by the time of Jesus, noted for its striking, regardless of what was said, all the towers of the palace of Herod, whose names the king imposed: Phasael (his brother), Hippicus (dedicated to his friend) and Mariamne (by his wife).
Special mention markets, laundry, Roman military garrison and a great set of three monumental fountains Egypt.
This Bethlehem will be visited by hundreds of students from 16 to 20 December with arranged visits.
Delivery of food to Caritas
For his part, President of the Belenista Association Lorca, Miguel Navarrete, has welcomed the announcement by the mayor and invited visitors to Bethlehem Municipal to come with a food that will be donated to Caritas Lorca for distribution among the needy.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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