The privileges of which the city of Messina was benefited, since the Norman period, favored its maritime commercial activities. The reorganization of the fortifications located along the Sicilian coasts constituted a sure base in which to retreat during the struggles for the domination of the Mediterranean, but the particular orographic configuration of the territory of Messina, with fortified hills at its back, made it in the XVI century, one of the most interesting fortified places of the military architects of Charles V. These architectures that are still preserved in the city territory after a gradual abandonment – that now have become chronic - need a new destination of use that allows the redevelopment of the area and of the city itself. The fragility inherent in historical architecture, however, requires particular attention both during the drafting of projects and in the execution of the interventions and highlights the need to indicate possible directives that allow the complete preservation of the architectures and traces impressed on the surfaces that constitute a authentic testimony of the past. Even the desirable reuse of the same architectures must consider this fragility, carefully evaluating the level of interaction between the historical walls and the necessary equipment that allow their new use. The contribution presented proposes a hypothesis of re-functionalization of the Gonzaga castle, built by the military engineer Ferramolino from Bergamo, indicating an investigation protocol that guarantees the permanence of what has been preserved up to our days, making it the link between the other defensive and offensive emergencies which represent today's fortified city landscape.
Il paesaggio fortificato di Messina nel XVI sec. Ipotesi di valorizzazione del Castello Gonzaga
todesco
Writing – Review & Editing
2019-01-01
Abstract
The privileges of which the city of Messina was benefited, since the Norman period, favored its maritime commercial activities. The reorganization of the fortifications located along the Sicilian coasts constituted a sure base in which to retreat during the struggles for the domination of the Mediterranean, but the particular orographic configuration of the territory of Messina, with fortified hills at its back, made it in the XVI century, one of the most interesting fortified places of the military architects of Charles V. These architectures that are still preserved in the city territory after a gradual abandonment – that now have become chronic - need a new destination of use that allows the redevelopment of the area and of the city itself. The fragility inherent in historical architecture, however, requires particular attention both during the drafting of projects and in the execution of the interventions and highlights the need to indicate possible directives that allow the complete preservation of the architectures and traces impressed on the surfaces that constitute a authentic testimony of the past. Even the desirable reuse of the same architectures must consider this fragility, carefully evaluating the level of interaction between the historical walls and the necessary equipment that allow their new use. The contribution presented proposes a hypothesis of re-functionalization of the Gonzaga castle, built by the military engineer Ferramolino from Bergamo, indicating an investigation protocol that guarantees the permanence of what has been preserved up to our days, making it the link between the other defensive and offensive emergencies which represent today's fortified city landscape.Pubblicazioni consigliate
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.