Wooden beam anchors and brick bastions of the Nazarí wall

The Nazarí wall and the harbor wall in Málaga are protected as assets of cultural interest. The 14th-century Nazarí wall is considered of exceptional importance for researching the urban evolution of the city. It features a structure of bastions attached to the wall face that is unique in its kind, featuring a flat internal face and a small slope on the external face.

The bastions have a semi-circular plan at the top, covered with a brick weave, and a hexagonal plan in their interior position. This transition is achieved through brick cornices. The bastion rests on a double structure: one part consists of rubble blocks consolidated with strong mortar, and the other is a framework of horizontal wooden beams driven into the sand to act as anchors.

Located just a few meters away, the 17th-century harbor wall is a tangible vestige of the city's port and commercial activity. This large stretch of masonry is 26.80 meters long and approximately 2.5 meters high. It is made of large masonry blocks with an external face of large quarry stone and rests on a large rubble base.

Restoration work was carried out in 2016 on the sections of the wall and harbor wall located in the underground parking lot beneath the Plaza de la Marina. A final report detailed that these remains had developed a layer of dirt caused by polluting gases, soot from vehicles, and humidity, which had caused fragmentation, fissures, and cohesion issues in the material.

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