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The Electrical Behemoth Reborn: La Fábrica de Fluido Eléctrico Hispania

The Electrical Behemoth Reborn: La Fábrica de Fluido Eléctrico Hispania

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Nicolo Ciampini Nicolo Ciampini

Step into the 1900s La Fábrica de Fluido Eléctrico Hispania, the light factory, whose construction in Cartagena was the first building of the Ensanche district. Known as La Fábrica de la Luz, this building rose with the force of six large steam engines, each boasting 5000 horsepower.

This Electrical Fluid factory stood tall, a building by Francisco de Paula de Oliver Rolandi, nestled in the heart of Cartagena for the company Hispania. Known as La Fábrica de la Luz, it featured a main nave measuring 65 by 14 meters. By the early 2000s, the building was restored coinciding with the construction of a delegation of El Corte Inglés in 2004.

By 1994, a file was initiated for the building's recognition as a bien de interés cultural (asset of cultural interest) - a quest that has not yet had a definitive resolution.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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