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The Governing Council has approved grants of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, for a total amount of 5,538,651 euros, to carry out the restoration of six church buildings Lorca that were damaged in the earthquake of May 2011.
The performances are included in the Master Plan for the recovery of cultural heritage of the village.
Specifically, it is the convent and church of San Francisco, the chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, the St. James Church, the Church of San Diego, the church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the church of Santo Domingo.
The Cabildo of Our Lady the Virgin of Bitterness White Pass will have 1,569,336 euros for the restoration of the chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary.
The work carried out consisted of bows and strengthening temple choir also repair cracked.
In addition, he has worked in the dome, were consolidated fragments and corrected an initial displacement.
It has also made cleaning and restoration of wall paintings.
The Santo Domingo de Lorca Foundation will receive a grant in the amount of 265,497 euros for the restoration of the church of Santo Domingo, the Museum of Hats White Pass.
The work will focus on the north tower of the church, with a vertical cracks and fissures in the central tower next to the chapel of the Rosary, with fractures and separations.
The walls have widespread damage and the arches of the church are fractured in its entirety.
Also, breakage will be repaired in other constructive and decorative elements of the center.
Meanwhile, the Bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena receive 504,178 euros for the restoration of the Church of San Diego de Lorca.
This church underwent various structural damage, construction and decorative elements and their restoration project includes stabilizing, rehabilitating and repairing the facade, as well as strengthen the vaults.
Destroyed elements of the facade will also be rebuilt and will be consolidated vertical surfaces, the geometry and dimensions of the windows of the facade will be returned, moisture is removed, the area covered will be repaired and the gateway was rehabilitated.
The restoration of the church of St. James will feature 627,000 euros.
Among the damage to this church is full of ship wreck, with the fall of the tower covers on all four sides, broken braces covered in the nave and the fall of the north headwall, plus cracks in the vaults.
It also highlights the utter ruin of the chapel of Sacramento and its symmetrical, the separation of the vaults and arches of the aisles, with falling stones, north end wall cracked and unable to support, among other damage.
In the case of the church of Our Lady of Carmen, this amounts to 372,637 euros.
The Carmelite church in Lorca is one of the landmarks of the city is located in the monumental route declared a historical-artistic interest.
It has a basilica plan with three naves and played a proper scheme of the Carmelite Order.
The restoration is extensive and affects many elements in front, and covered inside the temple.
The execution of these works is considered urgent and some of them are already made.
The Blue Foundation Step Lorca receive 2,200,000 euros for the restoration of the church and convent of San Francisco, which suffered significant damage that threatened its structural stability as a result of emergency works were performed.
This grant will be used to undertake the rehabilitation of the interior of the church tower and the top of the platforms and other complementary activities such as consolidation, sewing cracks, fissures and paintings, repairing props covers and the drum of the main staircase.
In addition, he also conducted a comprehensive performance in the areas affected by earthquakes, with rehabilitation, consolidation of walls, facades, arches and cloister in the convent.
The Master Plan for the recovery of cultural heritage of Lorca, the result of coordination between state, regional and local governments, has committed more than 90 percent of the investment required for the completion of works, amounting to some 58 million euros.
Source: CARM
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