The Primate Cathedral recreates the life of Alfonso X the Wise in a video mapping

From the hand of Action, last night the show 'Alfonso. The precursor king, a videomapping that has been projected on the façade of the Primate Cathedral of Toledo using 20 projectors 22.000 lumens each.

He Toledo City Council, by the hand of Acciona Cultural Engineering, premiered a show last night video mapping dedicated to Alfonso X and his legacy. This has been carried out on the façade of the Primate Cathedral, combining projections, light games, 3D recreations and a soundtrack designed specifically for this event.

The multimedia show Alfonso X. The precursor king, which will be repeated tonight and tomorrow with passes every 30 minutes, marks the beginning of the commemorative events that will be carried out on the occasion of the 8th centenary of the birth of Alfonso, and which will last until the end of 2022 in Toledo.

The common thread of the videomapping montage starts from the National Library, from where, From books and works, the life of the monarch is revealed through all its facets, the military, that of a conqueror, spiritual, poetic or musical, in addition to his contribution to literature with the School of Translators or his interest in astronomy.

The theme of the projection seeks to bring the figure of the Wise King closer to all types of audiences., 800 years after his birth. The narrator and guiding thread is a historian who unravels the story by solving enigmas., the reason for the significance of the legacy of Alfonso X to Toledo and humanity.

Acciona Cultural Engineering has put into this project, which lasts twelve and a half minutes, the knowledge, history and culture through audiovisual language and the use of multimedia technology.

The visual resources have been adapted to the architecture of the Primate Cathedral of Toledo, enhancing its morphology throughout the sequences through 20 video projectors 22.000 lumens each, which will be complemented with robotic equipment for aerial laser effects, and that will accompany and emphasize the narrative discourse.

Videomapping in the Parade Ground

Within the programming dedicated to the VIII centenary of the birth of Alfonso, Acciona Cultural Engineering has also been in charge of the videomapping that will be developed inside the Parade Ground of the Puerta de Bisagra. Designed especially for the youngest, Its objective is to bring the figure of the monarch closer, from a playful and didactic approach, to the little ones.

The intervention, under the title once upon a time there was a king, converts the interior canvas of the walls of the Patio de Armas into different sets projected with the videomapping technique that serve as virtual sets to tell the story of King Alfonso.

The programming for the VIII centenary of the Wise King aims to be a popular celebration, close and accessible, so all the Town Hall's programming is linked to the anniversary with Alfonso, playful and informative in the coming months.