Restoration of the number 2 blast furnace at Sagunto: restoring vestiges of iron and steelwork
The Number 2 Blast Furnace is the most significant remains of what was the major iron and steelwork industry of the Mediterranean basin. Besides its powerful imagery and commemorative nature, its educational potential was a determining factor in preventing its demolition in 1984. In 1992, the Valenc...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) |
| Repository: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/31841 |
| Online Access: | https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/31841 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Restoration Reuse Industrial architectural Heritage Restauración Reutilización Patrimonio arquitectónico CONSERVACION Y RESTAURACION DE BIENES CULTURALES (UPV) |
| Summary: | The Number 2 Blast Furnace is the most significant remains of what was the major iron and steelwork industry of the Mediterranean basin. Besides its powerful imagery and commemorative nature, its educational potential was a determining factor in preventing its demolition in 1984. In 1992, the Valencia Community Foundation for Sagunto's Industrial Heritage proposed the restoration of the Blast Furnace for it to become the centrepiece of the Industrial Archaeology Museum of Sagunto. This article includes the vicissitudes of this restoration work since the authors took charge of it in 1996 to the present day whenthis work will resume after being paralysed for more than eight years. |
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