Naslov
Barone and St. John's Fortress above the town of Šibenik

Autori
Glavaš, Ivo

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
Late Venetian fortification

Mjesto i datum
Split, Hrvatska, 04.10.2019. - 05.10.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
War of Candia ; Šibenik ; St. John´s fortress ; Barone fortress ; ridotto

Sažetak
The fortresses of St. John and Barone above Šibenik were built in a great hurry in 1646 at the beginning of the War of Candia (1645 – 1669), when the largest Ottoman army, which by the time had entered Dalmatia, was approaching Šibenik. Both fortresses were first self-contained fortifications of its kind in Dalmatia in the 17th century. Along with the Bernardo bastion and St. Catherine’s bastion in the eastern part of the Šibenik city walls, they made up the core of the 17th century city fortifications. Former researchers have devoted great attention to the basic historical and architectural concept of both fortress in the context of the 17th century Venetian fortifications in Dalmatia. Recent archaeological and conservation research as well as re-reading and interpretation of various historical sources (both written and graphic) has led to new discoveries which permitted the identification of the entire perimeter and general layout of the St. John’s Fortress and new, previously unidentified fortification elements. In the first fifteen years of its existence the Fortress of St. John has undergone several building interventions, which, in several stages, transformed the hastily built fortress into a complex and well-defended structure. On the other hand, Barone fortress was initially built as a small fort – a ridotto. Ridotto del Baron was only one in a series of smaller forts that were part of Šibenik’s fortifications at the beginning of the War of Candia. However, only the ridotto del Baron was fortified to become a real stronghold – forte del Baron. Although archaeological excavations were limited, they confirmed the existence of a previous smaller fort at the location of the present Barone Fortress.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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