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easter in cartagena is unique, you will see other easters but no one like this , the silence and uniformity in the parades don´t have equal and the beauty of the tronos is incredible, you don´t have to be religous, it´s only plastic beauty. Leave a Comment Address: the streets of cartagena
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Isaac Peral (Cartagena, 1 June 1851 – Berlin, 22 May 1895) was a Spanish scientist, sailor and inventor. He invented a submarine for military use, being pioneer in the design of the hull, control systems and air systems. The Peral submarine was built in 1884. After some trials, the submarine was launched on 8th September 1888. It was 22 m, with a beam of 2.87 m and a draught of 2.76 m. It was able to displace 77 tonnes surfaced and 85 tonnes submerged. It could navigate ate 7.8 kn surfaced and 3 kn submerged. For the propulsion it was provided with two electric motors, 22 kW (30 hp) each. The energy was supplied by a battery of 613 elements. It had a torpedo launcher, three Schwarzkopf torpedoes, periscope and a sophisticated “apparatus of depth” which allowed the submarine to navigate submerged at the depth desired by the commandant, as well as the mechanisms required to navigate submerged towards the prefixed course. It was able to fire torpedoes under water while maintaining full propulsive power and control. Address: Muelle de Alfonso XII
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The Museum was projected by the great architect Rafael Moneo and constitutes a brilliant solution to the different in level between the Media Cavea of the Theater and the street level. The Museum entrance is in the Palace of Pascual de Riquelme, in front of the City Hall. In this building there are temporal exhibitions. The corridor “Theater History” crosses underneath the street and contains some findings in the area: pottery. Then there are two rooms dedicated to the “Theater architecture” and “Theater and society”. Escalators join these rooms which are at different levels. In these rooms there are some capitals, statues, steles, stone altars and also models of the theater. On the top level starts the Archaeological Corridor that crosses under the old church of Santa María la Vieja. From that, the Theater is acceded at the level of the Media Cavea. From there, both Summa Cavea (the highest stands) and Ima Cavea (lowest stands) are acceded. From Ima Cavea, the Orchestra, Proscaenium, Scenae frons and Basilica are acceded.
I recommend a guided visit. We followed the visit and were very satisfied with the explanations of the guide about the history of both the theater and the museum.
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The Roman Theater was built at the end of the 1st century BC. After the decline of the Empire, Byzantines constructed over it their shops and the theater remained covered for centuries. The recovery of the Theater began in the decade of 1990. Now, the Theater has been completely excavated and a Museum has been built that connects the Theater with the Palace Pascual de Riquelme. Thus, the monument has been integrated in the urban area. The museum also embraces the old church of Santa María la Vieja which was superimposed on the theater.
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The new museum, in the quay Alfonso XII, was inaugurated in November 2008. The Project of the architect Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra had been exposed in the exhibition “On-site: nueva arquitectura española dedicada a los proyectos arquitectónicos contemporáneos españoles”, in 2006, at MOMA (New York). Also the name has changed, as the former one was “Museo y Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Arqueológicas Submarinas”.
The museum keeps archaeological finds related with the sea traffic in the Mediterranean, since the Phoenician era, through Punic, Hellenistic and Roman periods. There are amphorae that were used for the transport of oil and wine; metallic materials; ivory, glass, etc.
Relevant findings are the two Phoenician boats (7th century BC) that were found at the coast of Mazarrón. The boat Mazarrón I with a major part of its freight is exhibited in the Museum, whereas Mazarrón II is still at the sea bottom but a video is projected that shows the works of preservation of this boat (a part of the video is also available at the web of the museum). Also from the Phoenician era are two elephant tusks that were part of a Phoenician freight found at Cabo de Palos.
Some of the pieces can be seen in the following link:
http://www.mcu.es/principal/docs/novedades/2008/ARQVA_Piezas.pdf
The guided visit is recommended for children; a bit disappointing for adults.
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