A mountain refuge offers protection to mountaineers.
Refuge is a concept that has its etymological roots in the Latin word refugĭum . It may be the space or the construction that allows you to take refuge (take shelter, shelter).
For example: “When the storm broke out, we had to look for a shelter to protect ourselves” , “The explorer built a shelter with branches, stones and leaves and spent more than ten days there” , “My bedroom is my refuge: in it I I dedicate myself to reading, listening to music and reflecting.”
mountain refuge
A mountain refuge is a structure built on a summit or in a place located at high altitude to provide shelter to mountaineers. Its purpose is to serve as protection when weather conditions prevent continuing with the mountain tour.
Typically, a mountain hut has a small kitchen, bathroom and beds. They also have radio equipment to establish communications and an electric power generator.
Animal shelters promote the adoption of masterless specimens.
Animal care spaces
Animal shelters , on the other hand, are places where animals that have been abandoned or do not have a master are cared for. Typically, they take in dogs or cats and, while they are fed and cared for, they try to find a responsible person to adopt them.
In recent years, given the greater awareness that has been generated about the need to care for and respect animals, the number of shelters that are responsible for collecting them and finding them a home in which to raise them has increased. Currently, in these spaces there is the possibility of adopting pets as well as keeping them in foster care until they find a permanent home in which to live.
The air raid shelters
The space built to protect citizens and/or soldiers from possible bombings carried out by air is known as an air raid shelter . These are structures with great resistance to impacts.
In Spain , in recent decades work has been done to recover the air raid shelters that performed a fundamental role during the Civil War , since they saved thousands of lives, in order to make them known, value them, include them in the architectural heritage and history of cities and even give them a new cultural use.
In Alicante , for example, the shelter located in Plaza Séneca has been reopened so that it can be visited by those who wish to do so, and the Interpretation Center on Air Raid Shelters has also been created. In this last space, through panels and other similar resources, an attempt is made to show the important role that these spaces played during the aforementioned contest.
In Madrid , Barcelona and Almería there are also shelters in good condition. However, the one located in the Cordoban town of Villanueva de Córdoba stands out especially, which is considered one of the best preserved in the entire country. Its special brick arches and the use of granite are two of the particularities of this space, which has become a great cultural center where everything from workshops to conferences to exhibitions of all kinds are held.
Another use of the concept
In the broadest sense, finally, refuge is the protection or assistance that is requested or offered.
“After the fire, my girlfriend gave me shelter in her house” y “Don't worry: if you fight with your husband, I will give you shelter in my home.” son expresiones que muestran este uso.