Thematic route

Casa Antigua - Contemporary City

VISIT WITH LAST MINUTE + INFO HERE

Meeting point:C/ Atarazanas Nº 11 (in front of the main door of the Central Market).

Saturday, May 11:10:30*h

Person in charge of guiding the visit: *Special tour guided by architect Amparo Balón.

NEW ROUTE

ROUTE WITH REGISTRATION, WITH LIMITED CAPACITY.

In this route it is NOT necessary to present your ID card.

Route duration approx. 50 minutes.

Last Minute. In this route it IS ALLOWED to enter another person if all the places are not covered.

We recommend arriving in advance, our volunteers will be waiting for you at the meeting point. Access on a first-come, first-served basis, until full capacity is reached.

1.- PATIO HOUSE SVIII. OLD LIGHTHOUSE OF MALAGA.
Architecture of author attributed to Martin de Aldhuela, (1724-1802), located in the ample peripheral space of the southern walled enclosure
of the southern walled enclosure that was the enormous beach formed by the contribution of the Guadalmedina and the sea,
when the widening of the Paseo de la Alameda was laid out. It was topped by a lantern now dismantled, which served as a lighthouse for boats and ships. It was curious the reform of the premises, warehouse located in the mezzanine, where a blinded window hole was located, in the right party wall, proving that the building was originally free-standing.
The pictorial decoration of the façade has been rehabilitated, recomposing the missing panels following the model of the existing original remains.
the model of the original existing remains. It is a façade painted in its entirety with a very interesting and unique red marble design.
very interesting and unique red marble design, since it is not often found in the city.
The building responds to a functional typology where, in addition to the residential, on the main and second floors, there are commercial premises on the first floor and warehouse-office use on the mezzanines.

2.- COURTYARD HOUSE WITH CORRAL SXIX.
Popular architecture, located outside the walls, on the perimeter street that follows the route of the medieval north wall; in its origin and as it has been possible to verify in the rehabilitation practiced the house had a domestic function developed around the main courtyard, which has been recovered maintaining wooden structural elements, and a rear free area for complementary activities such as corral or orchard.
Originally and as it has been possible to verify in the rehabilitation practiced, the house had a domestic function developed around the main courtyard, which has been recovered maintaining structural elements of wood, and a rear free area for complementary activities such as corral or orchard, today completely clogged by the building.

Route milestones:

  • House at 11 Atarazanas St.
  • Hotel Posada
  • New Door
  • Carretería Street House

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