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TOURISM&CREATIVE INDUSTRY WORKSHOP
Sustainable tourism, cultural tourism, creative tourism, culinary tourism, heritage & tourism
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Programa de Doctorado en Arquitectura,
Edificación, Urbanística y Paisaje
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura
Cno. de Vera s/n, Universitat Politècnica
46022 Valencia
mapioc@posgrado.upv.es
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Departamento de Urbanismo.
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería
Agronómica y del Medio Natural (ETSIAMN)
Cno. de Vera s/n, Universitat Politècnica
46022 Valencia
frarafer@urb.upv.es
A sleeping city: activation of the architectural
heritage promotion of Albacete (1890-1936)
as a tourist resource
Picazo Ocaña
1
, M. Ll., Ramón Fernández
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, F.
Keywords:
architectural heritage, Albacete, tourist resource, activation,
conservation
Abstract
This proposal “A sleeping city: activation of the architectural heritage
promotion of Albacete (1890-1936) as a tourist resource” reflects the way in
which many cities, Albacete among others, in recent decades have suffered
a destructive process that finished with its history. It is especially true that
this city is characterized for being a “modern” city where real-state interests
are more important than the historical or artistic ones. Although many
interesting buildings have being destroyed, nowadays an important number
of buildings have been built between 19th and 20th centuries.
These buildings reflect how Albacete was in the past. They contain many
stories and experiences, so their preservation and survival along the year are
crucial, as they could be used to interpret the past history of the city as well
as not to make the same mistakes we did in the past when many buildings
were destroyed in order to make Albacete a more functional city. As a result,
we can find a city that is out of context if we compare it with its origins.
In order to guarantee the permanence of these realstates as representative
elements of the city, along the years different catalogues and inventories
have been developed in order to protect them and to establish a series
of guidelines to manage the restorations and conservation processes.