The complete renovation of the most basic spaces of the Royal Alcazar of Seville this does not stop Even if the archaeological museum project is waiting for the final specifications of its specifications to be concluded to give way to the figure of a contracting company which … takes charge of the works, the duration of which therefore still remains to be determined, the upper hall of the stop of the said palace does not go at a slower pace than the previous one, so that this building can go in nine months from a largely forgotten and no less deteriorated space to a high-level exhibition hall in the cultural panorama of the city.
The board of directors of the world’s oldest operating palace, through the city council, has already made clear its intention to Investment in the palace will approach two million eurosand his idea is to be able to host future relevant temporary exhibitions as long as the project continues to move forward, which is moving forward at a steady pace. The Seville City Council has already published the specifications with the conditions of the employment contract, as ABC announced last October, and the truth is that both the Salon Alto del Apeadero itself and this archaeological exhibition will make the Alcázar an even more reference space in the cultural offer of the Historic Center of Seville. To achieve this, the objective is to make the most of its useful surface area of 335 square meters, as well as the 39 square meters of the staircase which gives access to the premises.
This room will remain temporarily closed for nine months to be fully rehabilitated after all the detected incidents that seriously affected its structure due to neglect. Among them, the action of xylophages or the lack of maintenance of the coversso many aspects that the Town Hall and the board of directors of the Alcázar have taken it upon themselves to denounce thanks to previous institutional inaction, and in order to give a 180 degree turn to a heritage monument so that it can be part of the rich cultural offer offered by the ensemble of palaces and fortresses declared world heritage by UNESCO in 1987.
An elevator will be installed to provide a solution to the existing difficulties in terms of accessibility, and the upper hall of the Alcazar stop will have three naves with semicircular arches which will be supported by eight columns. Another of the best-known aspects of the space is the ceiling fresco, which features the royal coats of arms of Philip IV and Isabella of France. In these supports made up of columns, the intention of the Board of Directors is to place a series of exhibition panels in the hall and there will be the unprecedented opportunity to permanently see the statues of the Satyr and the Nymph and the sculptural groups of Mercury in the Plaza of San Francisco and the Pond of Mercury, the group of which was restored in January.
Presentation of the Mercury Pond, in the Real Alcázar of Seville, during its restoration in January
Number of historical visitors
The exhibition hall in the Alto del Apeadero Hall will therefore be another “museum” that will allow us to know in depth the history of an Alcázar whose origins date back to the 11th century and which was recorded last year. a historic number of visits throughout its history, with no less than 2,307,214 visitors throughout the 2024 almanac who speak of the importance of an emblematic and emblematic place of the city that will be lucky in 2026, among other things, for the recovery and enhancement of the Carlos V Gazebo of the Alcazar, which, by infiltrating it, even made the cover of the April Fair.
This belvedere, it must be clarified, is actually a Renaissance pavilion built for the marriage of the aforementioned emperor with Isabella of Portugal and located on a large Almohad Islamic palace from the 12th century intended for leisure and entertainment, with elements such as a large “qubba” (structure with a dome) and a fountain, which is being restored with the aim of opening next year as well as the temporary exhibition hall that the stop will present.
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