Gebaute Entfestigung.
How does a city become an open city after a long history of being walled? Turin is notable in this regard for two important architectural ensembles: the Superga Basilica and Piazza Vittorio Emanuele. Defortification means destruction as well as the creation of new spaces. The architectural features...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | German |
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Berlin/Boston, Germany :
De Gruyter,
2015.
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| Series: | Studien aus dem Warburg-Haus.
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| Summary: | How does a city become an open city after a long history of being walled? Turin is notable in this regard for two important architectural ensembles: the Superga Basilica and Piazza Vittorio Emanuele. Defortification means destruction as well as the creation of new spaces. The architectural features at the edges of Turin give evidence to these changes in a very specific way, for they contributed to a new political order in the city and country. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (472). |
| ISBN: | 3110347695 9783110347692 9783110380385 3110380382 |