De Grunenberg’s fortifications in Augusta. Knowledge and conservation of a neglected heritage

[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 conquered by the French army. After the war the fortifications of the town were...

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Autores: di San Lio, Eugenio, Vitale, Maria Rosaria, Aliffi, Francesca, Macca, Sebastiano
Tipo de documento: capítulo de livro
Data de publicação:2015
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
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Idioma:italiano
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Mediterranean
Modern age
Built Heritage
Augusta
De Grunenberg
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spelling De Grunenberg’s fortifications in Augusta. Knowledge and conservation of a neglected heritagedi San Lio, EugenioVitale, Maria RosariaAliffi, FrancescaMacca, SebastianoFortificationsMediterraneanModern ageBuilt HeritageAugustaDe Grunenberg[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 conquered by the French army. After the war the fortifications of the town were updated. In this respect, the military engineer Carlos De Grunenberg built new fortifications on the isthmus that connected the town to the mainland. Historical and landscape value of De Grunenberg’s fortifications derives from their specific position in the area where the old town, surrounded by the sea, meets the mainland and the modern quarters. Unfortunately, the fortress was conceived as to be built on a flat ground, rather than on a slope. Its clay foundation wasn’t taken into account and serious instabilities, caused by earthquakes and the action of the sea, now urge for consolidation and restoration works, which represent the issue of the present proposal.Editorial Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaRepositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet20152015-10-16book parthttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPartapplication/pdfhttps://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/95405reponame:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valénciainstname:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)Italianoitaopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Reconocimiento - No comercial - Sin obra derivada (by-nc-nd) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riunet.upv.es:10251/954052026-06-13T07:49:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv De Grunenberg’s fortifications in Augusta. Knowledge and conservation of a neglected heritage
title De Grunenberg’s fortifications in Augusta. Knowledge and conservation of a neglected heritage
spellingShingle De Grunenberg’s fortifications in Augusta. Knowledge and conservation of a neglected heritage
di San Lio, Eugenio
Fortifications
Mediterranean
Modern age
Built Heritage
Augusta
De Grunenberg
title_short De Grunenberg’s fortifications in Augusta. Knowledge and conservation of a neglected heritage
title_full De Grunenberg’s fortifications in Augusta. Knowledge and conservation of a neglected heritage
title_fullStr De Grunenberg’s fortifications in Augusta. Knowledge and conservation of a neglected heritage
title_full_unstemmed De Grunenberg’s fortifications in Augusta. Knowledge and conservation of a neglected heritage
title_sort De Grunenberg’s fortifications in Augusta. Knowledge and conservation of a neglected heritage
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv di San Lio, Eugenio
Vitale, Maria Rosaria
Aliffi, Francesca
Macca, Sebastiano
author di San Lio, Eugenio
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Vitale, Maria Rosaria
Aliffi, Francesca
Macca, Sebastiano
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Aliffi, Francesca
Macca, Sebastiano
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Fortifications
Mediterranean
Modern age
Built Heritage
Augusta
De Grunenberg
topic Fortifications
Mediterranean
Modern age
Built Heritage
Augusta
De Grunenberg
description [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 conquered by the French army. After the war the fortifications of the town were updated. In this respect, the military engineer Carlos De Grunenberg built new fortifications on the isthmus that connected the town to the mainland. Historical and landscape value of De Grunenberg’s fortifications derives from their specific position in the area where the old town, surrounded by the sea, meets the mainland and the modern quarters. Unfortunately, the fortress was conceived as to be built on a flat ground, rather than on a slope. Its clay foundation wasn’t taken into account and serious instabilities, caused by earthquakes and the action of the sea, now urge for consolidation and restoration works, which represent the issue of the present proposal.
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