ThyssenKrupp Encasa Boosts that the Historical Heritage was of all and for all

The historical character of the Architectural Heritage and Urbanístico and the indisputable respect that this refers supposes, in a lot of occasions, that look to another side to the hour to do of these accessible places so that any person, independently of his degree of mobility or disability, can visit.

By the fear to desvirtuarlo or spoil it, is more flexible in the fulfillment of legal rules with regard to the accessibility, whereas all the other constructions have to fulfil a series of laws ineludibles.

The Historical Heritage has to be taken care and conserved, but for this also has to be known, since it is of all. Enjoy it is a right, that to many is them denied, because of the architectural barriers that find in Goods of Cultural Interest so diverse as, castles, historical helmets, cathedrals, palaces, museums, etc.

Spain is one of the countries with greater cultural heritage of, thus and one of the main tourist destinations to world-wide level. From ThyssenKrupp Encasa, skilled company in finding solutions of accessibility in the homes, consider that it is possible to adapt them to all type of people, remembering that in Spain, according to data of the National Institute of Statistics, almost 4 million people live with some disability.

Belén Galán, responsible of marketing of ThyssenKrupp Encasa, explains that “it does not treat to look for universal solutions, but of does a specific study for each concrete case in accordance with the personnel that is to the charge to look after the conservation and maintenance of each one of them, and adopt a specific solution, that respect so much the place in yes, like the surroundings. Always under the idea that the Heritage requires big rigour and respect, and with the sensitive perception of the surroundings and of the person with some type of disability“.

Have realizar diverse studies to tackle these problems. In 2009 the Ministry of Education and Science carried out the project of investigation “Patrac: R&D for a culture without barriers“, but pretends that it do not treat only of studies and carry to the practice, since five years afterwards a lot of people with problems of mobility, follow without being able to enjoy of good part of our Heritage.

However, there is already examples of adaptations realizar to international level, being able to stand out the effort that did to condition the access to the Acrópolis and to the historical centre of Athens, in Greece or the installation of the chair salvaescaleras in the Tower of the Clock, the highest of The Mecca, in Saudi Arabia or, without going us so far, the mechanical ladders with which can access to the centre of Toledo.

Was by means of ramps, installation of salvaescaleras, etc., always has to prevail the common sense and the sensitivity. Thus that it is necessary to avoid installations that alter the heritage or that result useless. The discretion results fundamental and thus the accessibility supposes also a challenge to the creativity, since it treats to look for solutions that perduren along the time, and that besides are easy to keep and use.

Also is fundamental to take into account the new uses and functions that a lot of Goods of Cultural Interest have purchased with the step of the time. And darse of how the accessibility, gives them a new value added, since a building to the that is not possible to access will lose his value and importance in the surroundings. The Historical and cultural Heritage is of all and for all.