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The platform created to protect citizens from the remnants of al-Andalus suburb of San Esteban with the LIM (Laboratory of Intervention Metropolitana) have carried out this Sunday, May 9, from 11:00 am, a walk through downtown Murcia called 'Shaping Walls', which followed the line describing the ancient wall that protected the city in times of Arab rule.
The visit, free of charge, took as its starting point the Square of Spain and toured part of the route of the ancient wall, while members of the platform, they told passersby of the spectacular features marking the installation defensive perimeter from Mursiya the ninth century.
At present, the perimeter of the walls of the medina is around 7.5 kilometers.
However, recent discoveries of San Esteban, the perimeter of the suburb has expanded and it remains to determine its true dimensions.
During the tour, identified the approximate location of different gates of the city and were those sections of the wall that you can visit, and in the Market area of Verona, in the chapel of Pilar and Santa Eulalia.
The activity will continue throughout the month of May, including other tracks as the wall's western suburbs and the passage of the ditch Aljufía the city.
The next event: Sunday 23 May.
The Platform has created a Facebook event, with the name of 'Shaping Walls', where you can access the map with the proposed route and the latest developments on this initiative.
Source: Plataforma ciudadana
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