A private foundation reference Cajasol Torre rejects heritage

A private foundation reference Cajasol Torre rejects heritage

The World Monuments Fund has included in its list of Seville Heritage in Danger due to the construction of skyscrapers.

The World Monuments Observatory 2010, presented yesterday in New York City by the World Monuments Fund has included the capital of Andalusia on its list of endangered heritage, considering that the proposed construction of the tower Cajasol "threat one of its best assets: the sublime view of its old town and the river. "

In the 2010 World Monuments Watch, accessed by Europa Press, the aforementioned foundation stresses the evils of international "development pressures" and specifies that "the controversy over the proposed office tower on the horizon of Seville represents the growing tensions between urban density and preservation of the landscape ".

Similarly, following a tour of the heritage and history of the Andalusian capital, said that the situation created following the construction of the skyscraper project designed by Argentine architect César Pelli "offers an important opportunity for dialogue and comprehensive planning" .

"The growing urban population has benefited both the modernization of its infrastructure and the improvement in the administration of his estate, but development pressures now threaten one of his best assets," he adds.

The World Monuments Fund experts working since 1965 in preserving the architectural and cultural heritage of more than 90 countries. About 85% of their income goes to preservation and defense projects, fieldwork and educational programs.

In Spain, apart from Seville include five landmarks: Las Vegas Upper and Lower Tagus river by the city of Toledo, the old city of Avila, the Camino de Santiago, Numancia and Barcelona's Sagrada Familia.

Given this report, the vice president of the Spanish Committee of ICOM, Víctor Fernández Salinas, said World Monuments Fund is "an institution highlighted in the heritage world, an entity with much popularity.

Thus, stressed the importance of an entity like "draw attention to one of the greatest threats to the heritage of the city's recent history" and wondered "what's going to say now the Ministry of Culture," since " are accumulating the negative aspects and Sevilla is at stake. "

The Civic Platform Tumbala against the construction of skyscrapers yesterday issued a statement in which, once again, asked both Cajasol government as the cessation of works. For its part, declined to comment Cajasol news.