Le tecniche costruttive del castello di Oriolo in Calabria
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[1] Università “G. D’Annunzio”, Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Geologia, Pescara, Italia
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- Localización: FORTMED2023. Defensive architecture of the mediterranean : vol. XIII, XIV, XV / Marco Giorgio Bevilacqua (dir. congr.), Denise Ulivieri (aut.), 2023, ISBN 978-84-1396-129-3, págs. 77-84
- Idioma: italiano
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Resumen
The castle of Oriolo in Calabria is located in a strategic natural point protecting the territory, which is particularly impervious and with the consequent difficulties related to the construction. Oriolo, of remote origins, is a small village in the province of Cosenza. The castle, born with the function of a military fortress is of Norman origin, was mistakenly associated with the Frederician period, Its building characteristics are strongly correlated with historical events and the morphology of the territory. The proposed theme is aimed at the analysis of building techniques. In 1552 the castle was purchased by the Pignone family, which ruled over the village for more than 350 years. It was originally presumed to consist of three towers with a circular base and one with a square base, the access was provided by a drawbridge. To the present day the castle appears to be surrounded by two towers, with a large access staircase; the northeast part, which faces a cliff, consists of a single wall, the only original one. In the work after a thorough survey, the three floors of the building will be analyzed, with the inner court, attic and roof. The subject of the analysis are also other elements such as the towers, with the construction materials used in the masonry, which has a few large stone elements along with the irregular stonework with its mode of processing and placement, the presence of the abundant mortar in the cavities, which gives a great structural quality. The technical-formal analysis of the pavilion roof made of brick tiles, which represents the traditional technique, as well as other structural elements; for example, the main floor access staircases, will be carried out. Of fundamental importance to emphasize the influence of foreign workers is the sign of the modernizations and renovations carried out between the 15th and 16th centuries.
