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Murcia City Council has recovered the plans for the city of the nineteenth century, some documents of great historical and documentary value, to be presented tomorrow Mayor José Ballesta, the Abenarabi building, at 10.30 hours, coinciding with the opening of the Week Huerta de Murcia, to be held from 22 to 28 February.
"This is a large map of the city of Murcia made in June 1896 and was designed by Pedro García Faria, one of the engineers of roads and most prestigious Spanish architects of the time, which reflected all the floorplans historic public buildings like the Romea Theatre, the Plaza de Toros, City Hall and the Cathedral, which can be determined with a great degree of definition, "said the mayor.
Specifically, the General Plan of Murcia of June 16, 1896, carried a scale of 1 / 2,500 in ink and watercolor, is divided into two panels of 4x2 meters, which reflected the North and South skyline of Murcia, just as it was in the late nineteenth century.
The plane of the southern zone includes the city skyline downstream: Carmen Street Cartagena neighborhood, and Floridablanca.
The plane includes North from Segura up: La Glorieta and the historical district.
Keep in mind that, at the time, Murcia was a city whose perimeter was bounded on the north by the Palacio de San Esteban and the Romea Theatre, on the south by the Carmelite church, west on the San Andrés and east, by the Plaza de Toros.
The work, which has been recovered from the municipal warehouses, where it has remained for the past years, is exhibited from today in the lobby of the building Abenarabi, headquarters of the Department of Planning, Environment and Huerta, giving a cultural this administration building.
Is part of the development plan of the mayor Juan de la Cierva and Peñafiel
The work of Barcelona Garcia Faria, which was approved by the municipal architect Pedro Cerdan, was commissioned by the Mayor Juan de la Cierva and Peñafiel, which commissioned the renowned architect drawing up a development plan to curb sprawl and sanitation problems suffered by the city of Murcia for centuries.
Thus, the General Plan of Murcia, 1896 is part of the work promoted by García Faria, within this development plan, whose fees were fixed at 47,500 pesetas, a design that served as a reference for more than half a century for projects growth of the city of Murcia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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