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V A L E N C I A 61 25/10/2009

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The city of Valencia is located on the east coast of the Iberian peninsula. It is the third most populous
city in Spain, some 800,000 inhabitants. Its geography is distinguished by one of the most extensiv
eand productive area of orchard in Spain and by the Turia River that flows into the city.
The project involves the regeneration of the old riverbed. This becomes a linear garden that runs
along the city, positively changing their configuration
On 14 October 195 / the biggest river flood in the twentieth century became one of the greatest
tragedies in the history of the city, about 100 deaths (*1). The government of Spain and the municipality
of Valencia Turia decided that the river could not go through the center of Valencia because
the danger of further flooding. So in 1958 he decided to move the river into a new riverbed. This
master plan was called Plan Sur.
Some intellectual sectors began to timdly disagree. Only after the death of Dictator Franco civic
campaign was launched under the slogan “El llit del Túria és nostre i el volem verd.” (“The Turia Riverbed
is ours and we want it green”) This civic platform pushed until 1979, with a long delay, the
new democratic council classified definitively the old riverbed as a green area.
El Plan Sur (South Plan) , approved by the Council of Ministers in 1961, proposed some terrible
speedways thorugh the former riverbed, and other uses in different segments: residential, commercial,
industrial, and also the new Railway Central Station.
Some magazines of the time had so shocking and without any critical view, they did some figurations
of the project, referred to as an element of progress for the city. (*2)
The Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill was commissioned by the City of Valencia to prepare the master
plan for using the old Turia riverbed. (*3) He also designed the garden section of the noble area of
the city, The team “Vetges Tú- Mediterrania” designed a section including sports facilities and some
equipements. The Department of Agriculture designed the section of the “Urban Forest” by putting
thousands of pines …. Among other things the park has also integrated the City of Arts and Sciences
designed by controversial Calatrava.
Over the years it has been completing the old course, while the city grew to the sea. And it has
become one of the most visited parks in Valencia and Spain, loved by the people of Valencia and a
great success for the city layout.(*4)

The city of Valencia is located on the east coast of the Iberian peninsula. It is the third most populous

city in Spain, some 800,000 inhabitants. Its geography is distinguished by one of the most extensiv

eand productive area of orchard in Spain and by the Turia River that flows into the city.

The project involves the regeneration of the old riverbed. This becomes a linear garden that runs

along the city, positively changing their configuration

On 14 October 195 / the biggest river flood in the twentieth century became one of the greatest

tragedies in the history of the city, about 100 deaths (*1). The government of Spain and the municipality

of Valencia Turia decided that the river could not go through the center of Valencia because

the danger of further flooding. So in 1958 he decided to move the river into a new riverbed. This

master plan was called Plan Sur.

El Plan Sur (South Plan) , approved by the Council of Ministers in 1961, proposed some terrible

speedways thorugh the former riverbed, and other uses in different segments: residential, commercial,

industrial, and also the new Railway Central Station.

Some magazines of the time had so shocking and without any critical view, they did some figurations

of the project, referred to as an element of progress for the city. (Foto 1)

Some intellectual sectors began to timdly disagree. Only after the death of Dictator Franco civic

campaign was launched under the slogan “El llit del Túria és nostre i el volem verd.” (“The Turia Riverbed

is ours and we want it green”) This civic platform pushed until 1979, with a long delay, the

new democratic council classified definitively the old riverbed as a green area.

The Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill was commissioned by the City of Valencia to prepare the master

plan for using the old Turia riverbed. (*3) He also designed the garden section of the noble area of

the city, The team “Vetges Tú- Mediterrania” designed a section including sports facilities and some

equipements. The Department of Agriculture designed the section of the “Urban Forest” by putting

thousands of pines …. Among other things the park has also integrated the City of Arts and Sciences

designed by controversial Calatrava.

Over the years it has been completing the old course, while the city grew to the sea. And it has

become one of the most visited parks in Valencia and Spain, loved by the people of Valencia and a

great success for the city layout.(Foto 2)

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La ciudad de Valencia está situada en la costa este de la península Ibérica. Es la tercera más poblada en España, unos 800.000 habitantes. Su geografía se caracteriza por una de las más extensas y productivas  huertas de España y por el río Turia que desemboca en la ciudad.

El proyecto consiste en la regeneración del antiguo cauce del río Turia, que pasa a convertirse en un jardín lineal que transcurre a lo largo de la ciudad cambiando su configuración positivamente

La inundación del 14 de octubre 1957,  la más grande en el siglo XX,  se convirtió en una de los mayores

tragedias en la historia de la ciudad, cerca de 100 muertes. El gobierno de España y el ayntamiento de Valencia

Valencia decidió que el río no podía pasar por el centro de Valencia, debido al

peligro de nuevas inundaciones. Así, en 1958 se decidió trasladar el río en un cauce nuevo. Este proyecto fue llamado Plan Sur.

El Plan Sur (Plan Sur), aprobado por el Consejo de Ministros en 1961, propuso una terrible autopista en el antiguo cauce del río, y otros usos en los diferentes segmentos: residencial, comercial, industriales, y también la nueva estación central de trenes.

Algunas revistas de la época hicieron representaciones impactante y sin ningún punto de vista crítico del proyecto, conocido como un elemento de progreso para la ciudad. (Foto 1)

Algunos sectores intelectuales comenzaron tímidamente a discrepar . Sólo después de la muerte del dictador Franco, se lanzó una plataforma cívica con mucha fuerza ”El llit del Túria és nostre i el volem verd.” (El Turia es  nuestro y lo queremos verde “) Esta plataforma cívica presionó  hasta que  1979, con un largo retraso, el Consejo de Valencia, ya democrático,  clasificó definitivamente el antiguo cauce del río como zona verde.

El arquitecto catalán Ricardo Bofill, fue encargado por el Ayuntamiento de Valencia para preparar el master

plan para utilizar el antiguo cauce del río Turia. (* 3) Asimismo, creó el tramo de jardín de la zona noble de la

de la ciudad, El equipo “Vetges Tu-Mediterrània” diseñó un tramo, incluyendo las instalaciones deportivas y algunas

equipamientos. El Departamento de Agricultura diseñado la sección del “Bosque Urbano”, plantando

de miles de pinos …. Entre otras cosas, el parque también ha integrado la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias

diseñado por el polémico Santiago Calatrava.

Con los años se ha completado el curso del río , mientras que la ciudad creció hacia el mar. Y se ha

convertido en uno de los parques más visitados de Valencia y España, querido por la gente de Valencia y de

gran éxito para el diseño de la ciudad. (foto 2)

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