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PHOTOS OF THE ROYAL MILL MINT AND ITS RESTORATION

Photos from before and after the restoration of the Mint.

The Friends of the Segovia Mint Association was founded in 1993 to promote the restoration and musealization of the ruined and abandoned Mint building, the oldest, most advanced and complete historic Industrial Monument remaining in the world. After 14 years of perseverance and hard work, the long awaited restoration project finally began in 2007 and was finished in 2011. In this section we offer panoramic views of the Mint, BEFORE, DURING and AFTER the restoration. There are many more photos of every aspect of the complex in the pdf viewer, in the next section "Visit the Segovia Mint".

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BEFORE

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Photo: Laurent (1870). The oldest known photo of the Mint, taken one year after coining was shut down.

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View on a postcard (unknown autor, 1904-1915).

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The Mint and its weir or dam (Archivo Loty, 1908-1952).

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View from above the Parral Monastery (Chusseau-Flaviens, 1908-1925).

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Image on a glass plate, taken from the Mint bridge (unknown autor, 1908-1915) [Alfonso Ceballos-Escalera Gila].

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View from above the Parral Monastery (G. Murray, 1988).

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View from near the Alcazar castle (G. Murray, 1988).

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Aerial view (Paisajes Españoles, 1993).

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Aerial view (Paisajes Españoles, 1993).

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Aerial view (Paisajes Españoles, 1993).

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Aerial view (Sancho González-Green, 2004).

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Aerial view (José Luis Martín Mayoral, 2005).


AFTER

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Monumental entrance and lanterns or chimneys of the foundry, seen from Mint Street. (G. Murray, 2011).

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Upper and lower patios as seen from the side entrance. (G. Murray, 2011).

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Upper and lower patios, with the fountain and silver merchant’s bridge. (G. Murray, 2011).

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Coin convention in the Mint; many coins return to where they were struck. (G. Murray, 11-mayo-2013).

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The three water wheels of the smithy. (G. Murray, 2013).

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Interior view of the smithy. The water wheel axels penetrate the wall in the same place indicated by Juan de Herrera. (G. Murray, 2013).

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Panels in the inauguration of the Museum in 2012. (G. Murray, 2012).

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The Mint complex as seen from above the Parral Monastery. (G. Murray, 2011).

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The lower patio and the ‘herrerian’ building during a night of conferences. In 2011. (G. Murray, 2011).

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Monumental entrance. (G. Murray, 2011).

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Numismatists atending the convention, eating at the Ingenio Chico restaurant. (G. Murray, 2013).

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Concert and party the night of full moon, J–une of 2011. (G. Murray, 2011).