Gil Piqueras, Teresa; Rodríguez Navarro, Pablo(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] The Grau Vell tower, located in the municipality of Sagunto, is a part of a defensive group developed
between the XVI and XVIII centuries for protecting and defending the coast of the Valencian Kingdom.
The geographic ...
Rey Aynat, Juan Miguel del(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] At the end of the 16th century the Vice-Chancellor Frigola, in communication with the Valencian
Councils, proposed to build a new fortress in a uncertain place next to the Castle of Bellaguarda-Altea.
He ordered the ...
Vázquez-Esparza, Álvaro(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] Medieval fortifications placed in the inner part of the Valencian Country or even around its borders, are
usually designed with simple shapes such as squares, rectangles or circles. Polygonal shapes appeared as
well ...
Casar Furió, María Emilia; Broseta Palanca, María Teresa(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] Along the sixteenth century, Valencian coasts used to suffer continuous attacks by Berber pirates, which
brought an extensive network of watchtowers to warn against the invaders. In the case of Mascarell, a
small ...
[EN] Historic defence buildings have intrinsic value in their own right as the fabric of human achievement in
arts, design and construction but they were built for a use that no longer exists today and, therefore, they
are ...