La recuperación de los espacios abovedados del Castillo de Petrés (Valencia, España)

Abstract

[EN] The Castle of Petrés (Valencia, Spain) was built and renovated in several phases between the 15th and 20th centuries when, in the first half of the 20th century, its upper part was dismantled, leaving it in ruins. Today, the ground and underground floors of this old palace-fortress are still preserved. After producing a preliminary survey, several studies and a master plan, various phases of intervention have been carried out in different parts of the complex with extensive archaeological excavations that have made it possible to find some previously unknown storage and dungeon spaces. In the conservation and restoration phase, in addition to the consolidation of the walls, the tile vaults that covered three spaces on the ground floor have been reconstructed with multiple objectives: to protect the archaeological remains and to consolidate the structures, to recover the interior spaces, as well as to recover the traditional technique and its historical connection with the complex.