The study is aimed to understand the importance of the characteristics elements of the city, that now has lose because of the transformation during the centuries. In particulars, the research were focused on the towers, which were very important for the identity and urban landscape of medieval cities of Italia’s centre. The case study is located at Perugia, an important medieval city that was subjected to completely destruction and transformation during the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. The irst buildings that were destroyed by the power of Pope Paul III Farnese were the towers, which represented the key role inside the urban pattern. The study considers these buildings as an important urban heritage inasmuch the city identiied itself with these and, because of it, the new domination decided to destroy all towers inside the historic centre. The irst step was the study of landscape’s perception thanks to medieval portraits and the literature, then the research focused on the identiication of these characteristic signs in which Perugia meets again itself. Despite lots of towers are completely lost itself, today the tower remains the most representative sign for the city, and the research’s results want to open a new course to valorize the important urban heritage that was incorporated inside the urban pattern.
The tower as lost identity of Perugia
Fabio Bianconi;
2017
Abstract
The study is aimed to understand the importance of the characteristics elements of the city, that now has lose because of the transformation during the centuries. In particulars, the research were focused on the towers, which were very important for the identity and urban landscape of medieval cities of Italia’s centre. The case study is located at Perugia, an important medieval city that was subjected to completely destruction and transformation during the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. The irst buildings that were destroyed by the power of Pope Paul III Farnese were the towers, which represented the key role inside the urban pattern. The study considers these buildings as an important urban heritage inasmuch the city identiied itself with these and, because of it, the new domination decided to destroy all towers inside the historic centre. The irst step was the study of landscape’s perception thanks to medieval portraits and the literature, then the research focused on the identiication of these characteristic signs in which Perugia meets again itself. Despite lots of towers are completely lost itself, today the tower remains the most representative sign for the city, and the research’s results want to open a new course to valorize the important urban heritage that was incorporated inside the urban pattern.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
