Abstract
In 1985 the Department of Tourism of the Autonomous Community of La Rioja took the initiative of reviving the San Millan monastery, considered to be the most emblematic monument of La Rioja, by reforming it to become a pilgrims' refuge. During the studies the idea of a more ambitious intervention was born and eventually what was proposed was the creation of a hostelry. At the same time, another part of the monastery was also meant to be used as a Permanent Lecture Room of the Spanish Language. The greatest difficulty of this approach lay in the necessity to carry out the programs coping with the limitations of the existing building and the problem of conservation of its configuration and its exterior volume. This resulted in the necessity to reduce certain Services to the minimum. The criterion followed was the one of consolidation and reconstruction, with the greatest possible similarity to the original look of this part of the monastery, by trying to copy the constructive Solutions and formal aspects of the rest of the monastery through their re-interpretation. All this was performed in accordance with the current availability of the craftsmen as well as resources which were scarce if we bear in mind the scope of the works.
Highlights
En 1985 la Consejería de Turismo de la Comunidad Autónoma de la Rioja tomó la iniciativa de revitalizar el monasterio de San Millán, considerado el monumento más emblemático de la Rioja, instalando un albergue de peregrinos
"At the same time, another part ofthe monastery was meant to be used as a "Permanent Lecture Room ofthe Spanish Language"
The greatest difficulty ofthis approach lay in the necessity to carry necesidad de tener que resolver los programas con la limitación out the programmes coping with the limitations ofthe existing que el edificio existente, y la conservación de su configuración y building and the problem of conservation ofits configuration and its su volumen exterior, comportaba, lo cual obligaba a tener exterior volume
Summary
En 1985 la Consejería de Turismo de la Comunidad Autónoma de la Rioja tomó la iniciativa de revitalizar el monasterio de San Millán, considerado el monumento más emblemático de la Rioja, instalando un albergue de peregrinos. En el transcurso de los estudios fue tomando cuerpo la idea de realizar una intervención más ambiciosa, hasta llegar a proponerse la creación de una hospedería. Paralelamente se propuso utilizar otra parte del monasterio como "Aula Permanente de la Lengua Castellana". In 1985 the Department ofTourism ofthe Autonomous Community ofLa Rioja took the iniciative ofreviving the San Millán monastery, considered to be the most emblematic monument ofLa Rioja, by reforming it to become a pilgrims' refuge. During the studies the idea ofa more ambitious inteívention was born and eventually what was proposed ivas the creation ofa hostelry. "At the same time, another part ofthe monastery was meant to be used as a "Permanent Lecture Room ofthe Spanish Language"
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