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The work, framed within the Master Plan for restoration of Casino drafted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and conducted by the architect José Manuel Chacón, has not received a contribution from the region of 29,300 euros.
The work carried out in two rooms belonging to the noble and historic building, where activities were held including games championships in Spain, have focused on the recovery of light, color, material and textures similar to the original play to get the environment that corresponds to a building of the Casino features, listed as a Cultural, framed in a cultural period of the early twentieth century.
To this end, intervened on all elements of finishes and facilities and other aspects of the building on time.
Thus, the two chambers have been reported through a new door has replaced the carpet on the walls, and restored the floors and walls of both rooms, among other actions.
It has also changed the wiring and removed obsolete facilities, which have been replaced by new electrical installations to provide the rooms with sockets, telephone and networks.
Previous interventions
Declared of Cultural Interest in 2004, since 2005 there have been several interventions phased rehabilitation, whose budget has substantially assisted the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, through the Directorate General of Fine Arts and Cultural Assets.
So, Culture contributed 82,300 euros in 2007 and about 130,000 between 2008 and 2009.
Among the recent interventions is the replacement of the roof of the main staircase, with a contribution of 29,000 euros.
Moreover, in these moments are carried out restoration work on the staircase on the Casino to be completed this year and have a budget of 81,200 Euros from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Building history
Located on Main Street, the Casino de Cartagena today was originally the palace residence of the Marquis de Casatilly, arose in the eighteenth century and is one of the most notable historic buildings in the city.
It established the Society of the Casino de Cartagena in 1861 and, therefore, in the late nineteenth century underwent a profound reform that particularly affected the facade, which was covered with wood and iron balconies on the ground floor and mezzanine.
The inner rooms were also renovated and many decorative elements were added.
These reforms are those that give the building the appearance it has today modernist, while the most visible elements of the original palace survive in the marble doorway with his coat of arms, and the internal structure of the building, with the distribution of all units around a central square courtyard.
As significant parts of the building highlights the skylight that covers the inner courtyard, the lobby with Seville tiles that represent characters from the Golden Age, the marble columns (designed by Victor Beltran t ), the ballroom , the ladies room and library, among other venues.
Two recently refurbished rooms, the main hall of the Casino and chess room, rooms are known as noble as being those that occupy the main floor facing the front of the building on Main Street.
Source: CARM
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