Venetian engineer Giulio Savorgnan
for Palmanova, scientist Leonardo Da Vinci for Gradisca
d'Isonzo, and engineer, mathematician, and astronomer Edmond
Halley for Gorizia will recount the main technical solutions
adopted in the construction of their respective Fortresses. A
lady of the late 19th century will accompany on a journey of
sightseeing and knowledge between the Castle of Gorizia, the
Fortress of Gradisca d'Isonzo and the Unesco Bastions of the
Fortress Town of Palmanova. A cultural-historical itinerary in
the area, which enriches the tourist offer on the occasion of
Go!2025.
It is "The Mechanics of the Fortresses," a permanent and
widespread popular itinerary on the application of military
sciences and techniques, realized thanks to the contribution of
the FVG Region. The tour, produced in Italian, English, and
Slovenian, consists of 12 short narrative videos that recount,
through historical reconstructions, ground or aerial images, and
dialogues, these three places and the evolution of fortification
construction techniques from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
In addition to the set and costume videos, maps with original
illustrations, historical insights and links via qrcodes to the
videos themselves and related indoor and outdoor signage were
also produced.
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