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The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment, through the Directorate General of Cultural Property, is carrying out an emergency intervention to ensure the safety and integrity of the facade of the church of the Monastery of Santa Clara la Real de Murcia.
Located in the center of the city, the Monastery was founded on the ruins of the Islamic palace built between the XII and XIII centuries, where the Santa Clara Museum of Murcia is currently located in another area, which manages the Community Autonomous.
The director general, Juan Antonio Lorca, explained that "after the reports made by the technicians of the General Directorate and the risk of detachment from part of the eaves of the convent, has been installed immediately access protection to prevent anyone from being damaged ".
Installed the structure, which acts as a protective screen at the entrance to the church, technicians evaluate the extent of damage in this monumental complex that has the category of Property of Cultural Interest to ensure the integrity of the property and its conservation.
During the next few days, the scaffolding will be installed, more than twenty meters high, which will allow access to the eaves of the monastery's facade for repair.
It is expected that the works will not last longer than two weeks.
Juan Antonio Lorca stressed "the interest of the regional government to keep our heritage, both historical and artistic, in the best conditions."
He pointed out that the intervention in Santa Clara is "a special case, since we had to guarantee the safety of those who pass through the area" and called for "the union and collaboration between different administrations, and also with companies, institutions and owners Of many of the privately owned assets, so that the heritage continues to be a major cultural and tourist attraction. "
The monastery
Between centuries XII and XIII, the enclosure where the Monastery of Santa Clara the Real and Santa Clara Museum, at that time in the extramuros of the medina of Murcia, constituted the real almunia or recess residence of the Islamic rulers.
The palatine complex was surrounded by orchards and gardens that occupied a much greater extent than is conserved.
It was palace dwelling in time almorávide and during the reign of Ibn Mardanish (1147 - 1172).
At the time before the conquest, the last Muslim ruler, Ibn Hud (1228-1238), remodeled the whole and had a new building constructed, the magnificent palace that is preserved in perfect condition in its northern sector.
This smaller palace is the example of 13th century Islamic palatine architecture best preserved in the Iberian peninsula.
After the uprising of the Mudejar, the palace passed into the hands of the Christian monarchy becoming Casa Real.
In 1365, Pedro I delivered the old Muslim palace to the Franciscan Order of the Poor Clares, who guarded the monumental complex until today.
In its facilities rose a gothic church attached to the palatine assembly, of which today a magnificent dome of dragons in the old room of the high choir is conserved.
The large swimming pool was also amortized, which can be visited occasionally on tours organized by the Santa Clara Museum.
At the beginning of the Modern Age was built the double Gothic gallery and, in the seventeenth century, the old temple was replaced by a baroque church.
No significant remodeling was done until the 20th century, when the Order of the Poor Clares sold the west wing of the monastery.
In the 1980s, excavation and restoration work began to be carried out that brought to the fore structures of the 12th century palace.
Then, in the works of remodeling of the convent, new decorative and sculptural remains of the north wing of the thirteenth century Muslim palace were discovered.
The later works allow to admire today the vestiges of these two palatine sets in which the Santa Clara Museum is installed.
Source: CARM
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