The new lighting Lorca Castle will be opened tomorrow by the Mayor of the city, Councilman Francisco Jódar and Tourism, Francisco Montiel, having invested some € 265,838, financing the work the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Hon.
Lorca City Council and the Confederation of Business Organisations Regional Lorca (CECLOR) and FEDER funds.
The performance that lasted about eight months is framed within being made to improve the tourism product Lorca Taller del Tiempo and star element "La Fortaleza del Sol" in the Castle, being listed as the BIC (Bien Interest Cultural).
The perimeter wall has a total of 1426 meters from the lighting so far only reached 517, after the show was expanded to 1145, pending the area currently under construction.
The reform has involved the total removal of the old projectors, most of whom were in a very deteriorated state due to the weather, and the removal of all existing wiring, similarly provides a very advanced state of deterioration .
All this has been replaced by modern projectors and better adapted to the surrounding environment where they are, with a longer life and better performance, and an armored cable, whose main characteristic is the resistance to the environment in which it is.
To all this must be added the modernization of the facility through the implementation of a remote management system, which is composed of control units placed in each of the luminaries, which sends a signal to a receiver in the box control and protection of the lighting system, highlighting the placement of an astronomical clock and light sensor that allows a saving of 40 min.
energy per day, representing 6.5% of total operating hours.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca