By Alex Watkins
CARTAGENA has been awarded over €2 million by the EU to complete the excavation of the Roman theatre and restoration of its portico.
Mayoress Noelia Arroyo stated that half of this grand historic construction remains to be unexcavated and this can be accomplished inside two years.
She famous that many individuals thought that the theatre excavation was already completed, however solely a 3rd of the portico constructing that was behind the stage that’s being restored have been excavated two years in the past.
The Roman theatre is probably the most visited monument in Murcia area and ‘one of many best jewels of Cartagena’s archaeology’, Sra Arroyo assured.
Metropolis corridor’s utility for financing was rewarded with €2,196,345 from EU Subsequent Technology funds for bettering historic heritage for tourism functions.
As soon as the choice reported by the secretary of state for tourism has been confirmed, the Roman theatre belief will meet to take advantage of pressing choices, akin to getting an in depth challenge drawn up in order that the work can begin quickly sufficient to be completed earlier than the deadline to make use of to funding by March 2026.
The portico is a big, rectangular public house with a double gallery round a central backyard.
Two years in the past, 15 years after the Roman theatre museum was inaugurated, the excavations continued and enabled the western part of the portico to be restored, murals to be extracted from the gallery inside and the excavation to be prolonged in the direction of the central plaza.
