Restoration of a section of the historic perimeter fence of the Vista Alegre Historic Gardens, originally from the time of Isabel II. In the targeted section, the fence contains a brick spiral arch and breakwaters built to drain runoff from the estate at its lowest point.
The restoration project, sponsored by the General Directorate of Heritage and Contracting, Ministry of Finance and Public Service, Community of Madrid, faced a construction made of rough masonry that distorted the original appearance. The fence had been marred by continuous damage resulting from a series of poor workmanship, cement coatings, and newly constructed additions. The ridged flat tile roofing with a cornice finish of exposed brick with a curb had been completely lost, and a crack more than five centimeters thick jeopardized the stability of the wall.

In order to preserve the original character of the section, the project sought to establish a precedent faithful to the original character of the fence by returning to its traditional construction system based on lime plaster and tile bricks, which would serve as an example for future projects within the three linear kilometers of wall.

It's worth noting that within this section and the surrounding areas, the wall had hollows, then filled with cement, running through the wall every four meters. According to the documentation found, it was discovered that the fence in the section where the wall was built served as a second front line during the Civil War. The wall was then used as a trench, and the traces are vestiges of firing positions that used the wall as a parapet.
The loopholes belonging to the section under construction have been cleaned by removing the cement mortar that blocked them. The same manual procedure was followed, including chipping and removing coatings that were incompatible with the wall. Once discovered, the cavities were filled with recessed lime mortar to provide a record of the events that occurred on the wall.

Architect and construction monitoring: Carmen Bueno
Technical supervision of the Community of Madrid: Ricardo Alonso
Construction Company: Vicente Aguilar. ARM-restoration
Year: 2018
Upon completion of the works, the section was declared a BIC (Property of Cultural Interest)