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SICE to light walls and squares of Sagunto’s ancient castle
Unión Fenosa has entrusted the lighting of the castle’s walls, entrances and squares to SICE
July 10, 2006 //
Valencia, Spain
The works will be carried out in several phases, given their complexity owing to the steep terrain
of the mountain that the castle lies on, as well as the more than probable archaeological finds
that will be made as the works progress.
A lighting test was performed on 26 June (see photographs), in order for technicians from the various authorities involved —national, regional and municipal — to issue the necessary favourable report in order for the works to begin.
On 7 July the Contract Awards Committee of Unión Fenosa S.A. opted to award this flagship project to our company.
The works will begin on 17 July, with a local presentation of what the works involve and the official commencement of the works.
The castle’s long history
Sagunto castle or alcazaba is a vast, labyrinthine defensive system over one kilometre long, which clings to the crag that looms over the town. At the base of some sections of the wall there are huge cut-stones from the Iberian and Roman periods (Carthaginians under Hannibal held the Iberian town under siege in 219 BC, shortly before it was conquered by Rome).
Nevertheless, the enduring features of the site date back to the Moorish period, when Sagunto was a defensive outpost against the advance of Christian forces pushing from the North. The town was first taken by El Cid in 1098, but after he died it was re-conquered by the Moors. It finally returned to Christian hands under James I, coinciding with the fall of the city of Valencia, after which the castle underwent several periods of rebuilding.
During the War of Spanish Independence the renovation work continued (batteries, stables, etc.), further altering its appearance. The castle today is divided into two main strongholds: the Celoquía or Plaza de Almenara and the Alcazaba. These are flanked by several secondary towers or albacares, which served as the first defensive ring, besides the Barranía square, which was built in the 13th century. The castle perched on a steep hilltop, on the edge of the Sierra Calderota mountain range.
A lighting test was performed on 26 June (see photographs), in order for technicians from the various authorities involved —national, regional and municipal — to issue the necessary favourable report in order for the works to begin.
On 7 July the Contract Awards Committee of Unión Fenosa S.A. opted to award this flagship project to our company.
The works will begin on 17 July, with a local presentation of what the works involve and the official commencement of the works.
The castle’s long history
Sagunto castle or alcazaba is a vast, labyrinthine defensive system over one kilometre long, which clings to the crag that looms over the town. At the base of some sections of the wall there are huge cut-stones from the Iberian and Roman periods (Carthaginians under Hannibal held the Iberian town under siege in 219 BC, shortly before it was conquered by Rome).
Nevertheless, the enduring features of the site date back to the Moorish period, when Sagunto was a defensive outpost against the advance of Christian forces pushing from the North. The town was first taken by El Cid in 1098, but after he died it was re-conquered by the Moors. It finally returned to Christian hands under James I, coinciding with the fall of the city of Valencia, after which the castle underwent several periods of rebuilding.
During the War of Spanish Independence the renovation work continued (batteries, stables, etc.), further altering its appearance. The castle today is divided into two main strongholds: the Celoquía or Plaza de Almenara and the Alcazaba. These are flanked by several secondary towers or albacares, which served as the first defensive ring, besides the Barranía square, which was built in the 13th century. The castle perched on a steep hilltop, on the edge of the Sierra Calderota mountain range.
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