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THE EXPLORED ARCHITECTURE. THE VIRTUAL MODEL OF A HISTORICAL STRATIFICATION

2010

The present study deepens -through documents of historical iconography and critical studies on morphological, geometrical and structural aspects- spatial and volumetric relationships between the medieval Torre Pisana of Palazzo Reale to Palermo (also known as Palazzo dei Normanni) and the Astronomical Observatory, site on the summit of the tower. A brief historical and architectural description of the evolution of the tightly correlated structure to the historical-cultural vicissitudes, to the advancement of the scientific theories and to the innovation of the tools of observation and of survey, is a deepening of knowledge for the conservation and safeguard of the architectural testimony. T…