CONJUNTO HISTÓRICO ANTIGUO SANTA CRUZ BIC

Full text of DECREE 131/2014, of December 29, which modifies the delimitation of the Property of Cultural Interest, with the category of Historical Ensemble of Old Santa Cruz, in the municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife Island: ' Castillo Street appears already in the 18th century as a fundamental urban axis in the East-West direction, having the Gloria Street (current Juan Padr n Street) as its upper limit in the middle of this century. the vocation of the city to continue growing in the direction of La Laguna. Already at this time the settlement on the street of some of the wealthiest families and the construction of their homes is credited. In 1868 the street concludes at the height of San Roque Street (now Su rez Guerra) and the intersection with the current Robayna Street, being a section that retains an obvious urban prominence until today, serving as a seat for many of the most significant private buildings and because it was always a commercial and dynamic street, urban nerve and pulse of the city. Until 1955 the street maintained its coherence, unity and image; although as of this date it has undergone a significant change of alignment in some of the sections of its North margin. This change was an important heritage decline, although some of the replacement buildings have a certain uniqueness, such as the Los Patios Building, with three interior courtyards equipped with a profuse vegetation and an imposing concrete staircase. In any case and despite this modification, Castillo Street still retains its ...

The area known as old Santa Cruz is configured as a grossly quadrangular space, well delimited by physical and urban landmarks: to the north, Castle Street and Plaza de la Candelaria; to the south, the Barranco de Santos (with an index on the opposite side, represented by the former Civil Hospital); to the west, the street of the North (today Valent n Sanz); and to the east, Bravo Murillo Avenue and Candelaria Street. Its plot shows a certain tendency towards regularity and orthogonality, especially in the most modern sector (in relative terms), such as between Imeldo Ser s street (former Barranco del Aceite) and Castillo street , whose vs retain the original layout and width. In the surroundings of the Church of Concepcion and its square the plot is somewhat more irregular, as well as along the axes of the streets of Santo Domingo, Dom nguez Alfonso and its cross-sections, showing sprains and oblique paths. To the north of the street Imeldo Ser s, the typologies characterized by their large volume, of 2 oms heights and great breadth in plan, predominate with languages from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (eclecticism, some rationalists), along with other bills Classicist from earlier stages and even with notable examples of traditional architecture.

- BOC N 161. Friday, August 10, 2007. DECREE 299/2007, of July 31, declaring a Property of Cultural Interest, with a category of Historic Ensemble 'E Old Santa Cruz ', located in The municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife Island.

- BOC N 4. Thursday, January 8, 2015. DECREE 131/2014, of December 29, which modifies the delimitation of the Property of Cultural Interest, with the category of Historic Ensemble Old Santa Cruz, in the The municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife Island.

Editorial and research team: Architecture Unit of the CICOP Foundation.

Miguel ngel Fern ndez Matr n.

Gislaine Hasse

Jos Luis D will read Mart nez ..

Sendy Hern ndez lvarez.

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