Parque Modernista - Cuenca, Castilla La Mancha, España - Mosaics on Waymarking.com

ES: "DE SOLAR ABANDONADO A
PARQUE MODERNISTA
Tras el derrumbe intencionado de la Iglesia de Santa María de Gracia en 1912 el barrio se fue paulatinamente abandonando, solamente las viviendas localizadas en el sector noroccidental se mantuvieron en pie los primeros años, convirtiéndose el resto del espacio en un solar.
La calle central que cruzaba el barrio se abandona y se oculta entre los escombros, pero se mantiene la calzada que rodea el montículo, lo que años más tarde generará la actual via que delimita la plaza.
Ante esta situación de semi-abandono, el ayuntamiento decide dotar a la zona de un uso público mediante la construcción de un parque con tres bancos de piedra, ladrillo y ornamentados con azulejos de inspiración modernista. Para acceder a cada uno de los asientos se construye un camino empedrado que salva el desnivel colocando escalones realizados con sillarejos.
Esta misma morfología de via, a base de canto rodado, es el usado para el acceso lateral desde la base del banco hasta la superficie de la plaza. Esta fue aprovechada como espacio de uso público o incluso como improvisado campo de fútbol.
En esos momentos, en la explanada superior aun se mantenía el lienzo de piedra natural retallado que en su dia fue parte del muro septentrional de la Iglesia de Santa María de Gracia."

EN: "FROM AN ABANDONED PLOT OF LAND INTO A MODERNIST INSPIRATION PARK
DE FRICHE ABANDONNEE A PARC DINSPIRATION MODERNISTE
EN: "After the intentional collapse of the Church of Santa Maria de Gracia in 1912 the neighborhood was gradually abandoned, only the houses located in the northwestern sector remained standing the first years, turning the rest of the space into a lot.
The central street that crossed the neighborhood was abandoned and hidden among the rubble, but the roadway surrounding the mound was maintained, which years later would generate the current road that delimits the square.
Faced with this situation of semi-abandonment, the city council decided to give the area a public use by building a park with three stone benches, brick and ornamented with modernist-inspired tiles. To access each of the seats, a cobblestone path is built to overcome the unevenness by placing steps made of ashlars.
This same road morphology, based on boulders, is used for lateral access from the base of the bench to the surface of the square. This was used as a space for public use or even as an improvised soccer field.
At that time, the upper esplanade still had the natural stone wall that was once part of the northern wall of the Church of Santa Maria de Gracia"."

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Address: Plaza Mangana Cuenca, Castilla La Mancha España Specific visit requirements: Not listed Related web site: Not listed

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