Scaffolding has returned to the emblematic Giralda, marking the start of a new stage in its conservation. This phase, the sixth in a broader restoration and consolidation process, will focus on the bell chamber and its structural elements.
The estimated duration of these works is 22 months. Despite the scale of the intervention, the tower will not completely close to the public. However, the operations of material storage, hoisting, and lowering will temporarily restrict access to one side of the bell chamber, keeping the other three sides available for visitors.
“"In this way, we will have a structure where workers can operate, isolated from the lower part with a series of filters to minimize disturbances, which will inevitably occur as it is a construction project."
Initially, the Chapter had planned for the works to begin after the last Christmas holidays, but delays in obtaining the license from the Urban Planning Management postponed the start until after Holy Week. The intervention will be carried out using conventional scaffolding in the bell chamber, the highest level accessible to tourists. This scaffolding will be installed above the protection lines, ensuring visitor safety.
Thanks to this platform, work can proceed on all four faces of the bell chamber. One side will be closed to the public to facilitate the movement of materials with a crane. Unlike previous phases, this operation will not be divided into stages, avoiding repeated dismantling and reassembly of the scaffolding. Workers will move between the sides as the work progresses. The comprehensive restoration also includes the bells themselves, which will be disassembled to replace their anchoring structures, affecting the six inner bells.
