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The Mayor opens on Monday the restored church of Castro Bridge, renamed as - ~ Casa de las Tres Culturas "™ and will serve as a cultural center for the neighborhood

22/01 / 2011 e. Ganci Peninsula remains the Jewish quarter of the tenth century, "as expressed then the same person who today is responsible for the area of \u200b\u200bculture, the Socialist councilor Evelyn Fernandez. On Monday, after all these years of efforts, and work stoppages, opens the building but no original parts and become more of a cultural center for the district of Puente Castro.

itself Evelyn Fernandez explained that this - ~ Casa de las Tres Culturas "™ contain" moving parts "as information panels with text, pictures and maps of the ancient Jewish city that existed in Puente Castro, as well as reproductions of clothing Sephardic and a large model on Lion of the XV-XVI centuries of artisan Juan Carlos Place where you can appreciate the limits of the neighborhood in which Jews settled Leon once ravaged his hometown of Candamia in 1196. medieval dances.

Councillor stressed that the center will be an 'open space' to the culture of the neighborhood, where you can organize conferences, concerts and recitals. In fact, on the afternoon of opening day, at 20.00 and with free entry, the Leonese group of medieval dances Gratie D-Amore ™ offer a dance display what it would mean the first activity of the center. The official opening will take place at 11.00 hours and will be attended by the mayor, Francisco Fernandez, who will be accompanied by the Councillor for Culture and Heritage, Evelyn Fernandez, the mayor of Citizen Participation, Vicente Canuria, and the Councillor for Youth, María Rodríguez. The total cost of recovery of the building and the creation of the center has risen to 370,000 euros, according to Councillor Fernandez: 150,000 euros legionense put the diocese, which also gave the church, and the rest was given by known as Plan E central government. The successive delays in the opening of this new cultural facilities come, to tell the mayor of Culture and Heritage of the consistory Leonese the "bad condition of the property, worse than was thought at first." Thus, most of the budget has gone to the rehabilitation of the temple, has been under musealization of space. The church of St. Peter the Apostle, now - cultural-™ ~ container, also serve to receive the pilgrims in this neighborhood considered Jacobean - Leon ~ ™ door, in fact, his official title is the Interpretation Centre and the Reception of Pilgrims in Puente Castro. And in their panels recall the Roman remains have also appeared in the vicinity and even the Muslim memory, present in some utensils and inscriptions recovered, a fact last thing that motivates Evelyn Fernandez also dubbed the "house of the three cultures" to vindicate the memory Jewish, Muslim and Christian.

The church of San Pedro Apostle no religion has for decades since the opening of the temple of modern architecture of Puente Castro. In fact, until seven years ago housed a specialty wood crafts workshop Leon School.

Councillor of Culture and Heritage, Evelyn Fernandez, explained that the reason the center has no original parts passing through the excavations at the site near " still ongoing. " What I can see is a large model (pictured), by Juan Carlos Place, the Lion of the fifteenth century where we appreciate the location and extent of the Jewish Quarter of the city.