This traditional house was built by an animal lover to remember four cats who drowned in the serious floods in Valencia in 1954. I was told that it used to be an operating cat flap allowing the homeless to enter into the garden behind, but that it has now been blocked off.
The marker at the right of the image below shows the height the flood water reached in the next serious flood, in 1957. Following more loss of life, animal and human, the River Turia was diverted away from the city and the dry riverbed was eventually converted into a long garden that weaves its way around the city.
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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 12 July 2019
Posted as part of July Squares
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oh what a lovely lovely memorial . . .shame it is no longer used, but good to know the river has now been diverted!
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Very interesting . Thank you for giving us the story behind this.
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Lovely colour
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Lovely memorial. It’s a little cat house. 🙂 Ha!! Sorry to read about the dead cats, though. Great use of the old river bed.
janet
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I am really trying to get perspective on this thing. Is this a real house or a miniature? I’m enthralled with the story, but My eyes are playing tricks on me 😳😬💕
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Ok so maybe I should look at the post on your site and not in Reader.
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Awww!
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Sad but wonderful tale to go with the photos Debbie
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Lovely images. How strong the human instinct is to make something good arise from something bad.
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An heart-wrenching story to accompany a whimsical image.
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Absolutely lovely Debbie. Both the colors and the story. 🙂
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