[EN] In the south of Calabria in Italy, along the Tyrrhenian coast, lie fortifications of great historical and
architectural importance which all enjoy strategic positions owing to their landscapes and wide view of
the ...
[EN] The Maida castle is located in a hill site in historical center of the Maida City, facing two sea gulfs:
Squillace gulf on the east side and Sant’Eufemia gulf on the west side. The position is strategic moreover ...
Pecci, Antonio(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] Castles, often built on hills with extremely steep slopes, or on sea cliffs overlooking stretches of water,
were difficult to conquer. Construction techniques and geomorphology of the area were a key factor in
making ...
Prior y Llombart, Jaime; García Borja, Pablo; Palmer Broch, Joan; Font Mezquita, Fermin(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] The Castell Vell of Castelló (Castelló’s Old Castle) is an andalusian structure located at the top on a hill,
placed on northern region of La Plana, in the land of Castellón. It’s organized on three interconnected
...
Rodríguez Navarro, Pablo; Gil Piqueras, María Teresa(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] Bairén Castle was built in the Almoravid period, carring out the function of border hisn of the Taifa of
Dénia. It was the administrative, political and legal-religious center of more than 20 farmhouses or qurà
and ...
Lucendo Díaz, Diego; Torres González, Tomás; García García, Luis; Melero Serrano, Manuel(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-01-21)
[EN] Capilla Castle (Capilla, Badajoz) showed a serious state of deterioration in its factories at the beginning
of the 21st century as a result of neglect and ineffective measures taken for its conservation. As of ...
Barrera Ibáñez, Verónica(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2024-05-30)
[ES] El castillo de Xivert pertenece a un complejo conjunto fortificado de arquitectura defensiva islamíco-cristiana medieval y un poblado morisco. Se encuentra situado al sur-oeste de la Sierra de Irta en la provincia de ...
Ortega Camacho, Fernando; García-Pulido, Luis(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] This article deals with the analysis of the conserved remains of the water storage system of the Castle
the Rock or the High Fortress of Martos (La Peña or Fortaleza Alta de Martos), which constituted the
castle and ...
Rodríguez-Navarro, Pablo; Gil-Piqueras, Teresa(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2024-04-17)
[EN] The three-dimensional digitisation of fortifications may be treated as a specific scenario, that is, fortifications have certain formal, dimensional and typological characteristics, as well as their setting in the ...
Savage, Joe; Wyeth, William(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] The seventy-nine castles in the care of English Heritage Trust (EHT) are some of the most visually
stunning and historically important in the world. In recent years, EHT has explored new ways of sharing
the histories ...
[EN] By writing this article we aim to illustrate the interesting combination of two existing techniques, accessible both for research groups and for professionals who want to study archaeological heritage: photogrammetry ...
Mayordomo Luján, Jorge(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-12-27)
[ES] Mediante el uso de técnicas avanzadas de fotogrametría, es posible crear modelos tridimensionales de lugares históricos y de interés patrimonial, asegurando su conservación y facilitando su acceso digital a futuras ...
Mira Rico, Juan; Martí i Pérez, Daniel; Ortega Pérez, José Ramón(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-01-21)
[EN] The Valencian Community is a privileged territory in terms of castles due to the historical development of
Spain, first as part of al-Andalus, and then as part of the crowns of Aragon and Castile. For instance, ...
Cattaneo, Alessandra; Baratin, Laura(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] The castle of Arnara, is located in Ciociaria in southern Lazio, in what was once the feud of the Conti of
Ceccano. For the territory it is the most important monumental complex of medieval architecture. In
fact, ...
Serreli, Giovanni(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2024-04-17)
[EN] As part of the study of the medieval castles of Sardinia, since 1997 I studied the Castle of Marmilla (Las Plassas, Sardinia), one of the border castles of the Kingdom of Arborèa. After having published a monograph ...
Quarta, Aurora(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] The castle is located at the eastern part of the Gallipoli’s old town: the first data in archives and libraries
started from the sixth century under the mention of castrum and in the following centurie there are ...
Tartaglino, Elisa(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] Each fortified architecture has its own specificities thanks to which defend the territory, it is usually part
of garrison systems and has always been a protagonist of the events of the place where it was built.
Through ...
del Rey, Miguel; Gallud Martínez, Antonio(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] Consolidation of ruin and didactic recovery of the castle's profile dominating the landscape. Almohad
fortress that should have been recorded at the beginning of the powerful existing tower, surrounded by a
protective ...
Gallud Martínez, Antonio; Del Rey Aynat, Miguel(Instituto Universitario de Restauración del Patrimonio de la UPV, 2010)
El proyecto, objeto de un concurso, se redacta a instancias del Ministerio de Cultura por el Grupo de Investigación PAISAR "Paisaje y Arquitectura Rural" del I R P de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, con objeto de ...
Laorga Fernández, Nuria(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-01-21)
[EN] King Charles VI madness; the kingdom of France promised to the King of England through the Traty of
Troyes; the tragic death at the stake of Joan of Arc; the appear of the carácter of death in arts… Several
facts ...