Tunzi, Pasquale(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] When the Unity of Italy occurred, the ancient fortress of Pescara, marked by the river with the same
name, was demolished to allow the expansion of the Adriatic city. On the mighty sixteenth century
building, eastern ...
Novello, Giuseppa; Bocconcino, Maurizio(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] In order to make the lands and places of their possessions known to European courts and communities,
first Duke Carlo Emanuele II of Savoy (1634-1675) and then the Duchess Regent Maria Giovanna Battista
of Savoy ...
Melchor Monserrat, Jose(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] The Torre del Mar in Burriana (Castellón - Spain), built between 1553 - 1558 by the order of virrey, was
subjected to throughout its history a series of poorly documented reforms. This property related to the
coast ...
Villada Paredes, Fernando(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] Ceuta is built on a peninsula at the southern shore of the Strait of Gibraltar. It’s a strategic point for
communications between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean and between two continents:
Europe and ...
[EN] The ancient castle of Rosalcazar is a military architecture that is part of the Oran’s defensive system, in
Algeria. His structure was built in the sixteenth century by Diego de Vera, and it reflects the approaches
of ...
di San Lio, Eugenio; Vitale, Maria Rosaria; Aliffi, Francesca; Macca, Sebastiano(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] Between 1674 and 1678, a land and naval war occurred just off the east coast of Sicily, between France
and Spain. The town of Augusta had a wide natural harbour but an inadequate defence system: thus, it
was easily ...
Banyuls Pérez, Antoni(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] In the sixteenth century the coast between Calpe and Cape San Antonio in Jávea became the most
dangerous in the Valencian coast against attacks by Barbary due to its exposed geographical location
and rugged morphology. ...
Rodríguez Navarro, Pablo(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015)
FORTMED 2015 is the first International Conference on Modern Age Fortifications of the Western Mediterranean coast. The conference will take place on October 15th, 16th and 17th 2015, at the Ciudad Politécnica de la ...
Mira Rico, Juan Antonio; Bevià i Garcia, Màrius; Ortega Pérez, José Ramón(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] The present administration of Cultural Heritage demands its comprehensive management line according
to its environment, in many occasions with an important. An example of this found in Castalla
(Alicante). Its castle ...
López González, María Concepción(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] During the Middle Ages in Valencia (Spain) innumerable castles, which eventually were abandoned and
forgotten with the consequent ruin of their structures were built. Most of the construction material was
reused in ...
Pirinu, Andrea(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] The present contribution proposes, through some representative digital models and graphical schemes,
some technical aspect that characterizes the work of Jacopo and Giorgio Paleari Fratino, military
engineers in the ...
Delcampo Carda, Anna; Torres Barchino, Ana María; García Codoñer, Ángela(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] With the passing of years and in this period of profound change at the turn of the century, historical
centres of our cities and their society have undergone alterations of several natures. Calp is a
Mediterranean ...
Gattuso, Caterina; Fernandez, Federica; Pecoraro, Massimiliano Marafon; Palermo, Anna Maria(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] Developing a methodological approach is crucial to assess the state of conservation of a monument,
starting from the overall analysis, progressively moving from small to medium scale and reaching the
grand scale at ...
di San Lio, Eugenio; Galizia, Maria; Santagati, Cettina(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] After being the center of political and military events of the Kingdom of Sicily in the XIV and XV
centuries, the city of Catania gradually lost its military importance , so that under the Emperor Charles
V the city ...
Vitali, Marco(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] The birth in Roman times, the development in the Baroque season and the massive Napoleonic
demolition of the fortified wall of Turin constitute the phases of an event still clearly readable in the
current urban ...
[EN] This research is focused around Italian defensive system on the southern coast of Sicily, in the territory
of Ragusa. Object of this study is the system consisting in three coastal watchtowers, located in three
hamlets ...
De Marco, Raffaella; Galasso, Francesca; Malusardi, Chiara(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] The analysis of the fortified routes in the city of Pavia (Italy) clarifies the adaptation of the medieval
capital in the historical politics of the Mediterranean, where the evolution of the defensive system till
the ...
[EN] Modern technological advances have enabled digital automated methods to be applied for accurate and
detailed documentation. Such techniques include image based modelling and terrestrial laser scanning.
They can ...
Gallozzi, Arturo; Cigola, Michela(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] The contribution schematically analyzes themes and graphic codes related to the cartographic representation, in a period between twelfth and sixteenth centuries. Significant examples of Maps, Nautical
charts, Atlases ...
[EN] Fortresses are architectural pearls, cultural sites, event locations, experience places and memorials,
mostly situated at breath-taking places on mountains, rivers or in the under-ground. Fortresses are monuments of ...