The 18th-century temple was restored in Madrid and turned into a public library

Blogger Vadim Razumov writes:
Is it possible to use the Western experience of adapting ancient buildings to modern needs? Is it applicable to Russian cultural heritage sites? On this issue a week ago, a heated discussion arose in my blog. I gave you a particularly striking example of a popular Belgian restaurant that opened in a church building. Continuing the discussion, here is another example.

We are transported to one of the temples of the capital of sunny Spain. Once it opened the first parish-type school in Madrid. In fact, the building, built in the XVIII century, was used as a school for the children of poor residents of the city. During the turbulent for Spain in 1936, soldiers of the National Confederation of Labor (CNT) set fire to the building of the temple school, which caused him significant damage.

In this form, an ancient attraction was located until 2002. The idea of ​​saving the historic building was proposed by the National Distance Learning University. He carried out restoration work in the temple, turning it into a public library. And in memory of the events of the civil war in the current library, a part of the dilapidated walls remained untouched.

How would you rate such an adaptation example?

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