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On Friday, March 23, will begin at the Palace Hall, the 150th birthday of Victor Beltrí i Roquetas architect, chief architect of modernism in Cartagena.

The event will take place at 19.30 hours in the lobby of the Palace Hall.

The Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, will be responsible for institutional open with an address in which glosará figure of the Catalan architect and officially announce the name change north of the round, which will be known from now Beltrí Victor Avenue.

Then the musical group will perform a concert Sauces, with a selection of works from the period.

The activities conclude with the inauguration of a photographic exhibition of Abel F.

Ros on the most emblematic buildings of Victor Beltrí.

The commemoration of this anniversary has been driven by Victor Beltrí citizen commission, created for this purpose with the intention of claiming the key role of the architect and pay the unpayable debt he owes to the city.

Victor Beltrí and Roqueta born in Tortosa (Tarragona) in 1862 and died in Cartagena in 1935.

Son of José María Beltrí Belilla sculptor, studied at the School of Architecture of Barcelona, ​​which was introduced in the modernist style of the time.

After the first few years of work in Tortosa and Gandia, in 1895, settled in Cartagena, who lived then its reconstruction after the cantonal revolution and the rise of the mining operations.

In the 40 years he lived in our city, where he became city architect Victor Beltrí made ​​over 800 projects, making it one of the leading exponents of Modernism.

Among his performances include the Grand Hotel, Casa Cervantes, reform of the Casino, the Palacio Aguirre, Friends of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the reconstruction of the Cathedral of Santa María la Vieja, Villa Calamari, also known as Mansion Versailles Dorda House, Casa Zapata, the Real Club de Regatas de Cartagena, Casa Llagostera, the House of Mercy, Park Towers, the facade of the Church of the Pearl District, the Asylum of the Conception, Hospitality Santa Teresa, Children's House and The Blue Hotelito Urrutias.

Despite the importance of this character and its contribution to the rich architectural heritage of the city, his work had not yet been recognized with the nomination of any street or public space.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena