The Alhambra Board of Trustees, whose staff has inspected the monumental complex in the last hours after the Granada earthquakes, has not detected any damage that compromises its structural stability, except in
the battlements that crown the Torre de las Gallinas
, which are going to be targeted. .
Staff of this board of trustees, attached to the Andalusian Ministry of Culture and Historical Heritage and in charge of managing what has historically been the most visited monumental complex in Spain, already began a first survey at dawn to determine possible damage to the monument, without detect any notable anomalies.
As indicated by the Garden Service,
pressure was released into the water tunnel
, so that it drains into the Las Cañas ravine, and the pipes on the Generalife slope were also checked, without detecting any breakage.
During that inspection
, the presence of some people in the Alhambra Forest was detected
, who had evacuated nearby homes and had moved to this area, so that the Security personnel informed them that it was not a suitable area because falls could be registered of branches by seismic movements.
With the first lights of this Wednesday, the technicians have made a new, more detailed visual inspection of the entire monumental complex of the Alhambra and Generalife and its attached assets and, in this,
no damage has been detected that compromises the structural stability
of the different elements that make up the construction works that compose it, except for the battlements that crown the Torre de las Gallinas.
Due to this situation, the
imminent shoring of
these battlements that occupy the northern area of this tower, which is outside the public visit itinerary
, has been ordered
.
In the visual inspection of the Cuesta de los Chinos, an
increase in fissures parallel
to the ground and cavities
has also been
observed, so, to avoid the risk of landslides, it has been closed to the pedestrian crossing until the complete evaluation is completed.
The technicians of the Board of the Alhambra and Generalife will continue throughout the day with inspection work in a more detailed and precise way to detect possible fissures, cracks and anomalies, as well as their evolution in the coming dates.
After these initial evaluations, the Board of the Alhambra and Generalife will inform in case of news, has detailed in the statement.
On the other hand, the Archdiocese of Granada has not received any communication due to possible incidents or anomalies in the patrimonial assets that it manages, including the
Cathedral
, the Royal Chapel, where the tomb of the Catholic Monarchs is located, the Cartuja Monastery and Sacromonte Abbey.
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