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- Title
VIRTUAL AND DIDACTIC APPROACH TO THE DEFENSIVE HERITAGE OF THE 16TH CENTURY FORT OF THE TRINITAT (ROSES, GIRONA).
- Authors
Xavier Hernàndez-Cardona, Francesc; Sospedra-Roca, Rafael; Casals-Ausió, Ramon
- Abstract
The Trinitat Fort, built in the mid-16th century, is an extraordinary example of European military architecture from the mid-16th century, conceived as an artillery machine, whose mission was to protect the natural port of Roses (Girona, Spain). The fortification had a long history of warfare that ended with the Peninsular War or Spanish War of independence (1808-1814), which turned it into ruins. In 2002, the Roses city council planned an ambitious architectural intervention to recover the fortification. The works restored the overall exterior volumetry, with current construction materials. The large interior spaces resulting from the intervention had little in common with the original structures. Starting in 2016, the museum projected to open the fort to the public. The strategy focused on 3D works, which were used to plan museographic proposals and to make an interior space understandable, with an aspect which was very distant from that of the original construction. It entailed extensive fieldwork, analyzing the sources and structural remains that were preserved and surmising the possible architectural solutions the fortress originally contained. Based on evidence and hypotheses, a reconstruction from virtual archaeology was carried out, together with the development of a didactic iconography to explain the artefact to a broad spectrum of visitors and students. This iconography was applied on the panels, in the scenography and audiovisuals of the museum, and in the dissemination materials. Museography was implemented between 2019 and 2021. Considering the variables and comprehension needs for a wide range of users and visitors, the authors completed the virtual archaeology proposal based on realistic criteria, giving importance in 3D to textures and colours. The proposal incorporated all anthropic and movable factors through matte painting techniques and images obtained with the support of re-enactment groups.
- Subjects
SIXTEENTH century; FORTIFICATION; ROSES; PAINTING techniques; ARCHAEOLOGY; URBAN planning; ANTIQUITIES
- Publication
Virtual Archaeology Review, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 26, p103
- ISSN
1989-9947
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4995/var.2022.15733