Defence by demolition? Preserving and relocating the cloister of Segovia cathedral
In 1520, Segovia's rebel city council besieged the impregnable royal fortress located on a narrow stone outcrop at the far west of the city. The cathedral stood just in front of the fortress, and the rebels demolished part of the church's structure to use it as a secure stronghold. Beyond...
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| description | In 1520, Segovia's rebel city council besieged the impregnable royal fortress located on a narrow stone outcrop at the far west of the city. The cathedral stood just in front of the fortress, and the rebels demolished part of the church's structure to use it as a secure stronghold. Beyond the physical damage, the revolt demonstrated the peril posed by the proximity of cathedral and castle. Unsurprisingly, it was soon decided that the cathedral would be relocated to the city's main square. Deserted by its canons and chaplains, the old church was a ruin by 1562, while its younger counterpart was slowly reaching completion. Neglect coexisted with preservation: the first step in the construction of a new cathedral was the decision to move the building's cloister—stone by stone—from the old to the new site. This paper discusses the relocation, exploring its denouement and contextualizing it within pre-modern perspectives on heritage and architecture. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:8d7b6edb-1e66-45e5-bd59-5eb93d93b4c82023-05-09T12:13:47ZDefence by demolition? Preserving and relocating the cloister of Segovia cathedralJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:8d7b6edb-1e66-45e5-bd59-5eb93d93b4c8EnglishSymplectic ElementsRoyal Society2021Beltrami, CIn 1520, Segovia's rebel city council besieged the impregnable royal fortress located on a narrow stone outcrop at the far west of the city. The cathedral stood just in front of the fortress, and the rebels demolished part of the church's structure to use it as a secure stronghold. Beyond the physical damage, the revolt demonstrated the peril posed by the proximity of cathedral and castle. Unsurprisingly, it was soon decided that the cathedral would be relocated to the city's main square. Deserted by its canons and chaplains, the old church was a ruin by 1562, while its younger counterpart was slowly reaching completion. Neglect coexisted with preservation: the first step in the construction of a new cathedral was the decision to move the building's cloister—stone by stone—from the old to the new site. This paper discusses the relocation, exploring its denouement and contextualizing it within pre-modern perspectives on heritage and architecture. |
| spellingShingle | Beltrami, C Defence by demolition? Preserving and relocating the cloister of Segovia cathedral |
| title | Defence by demolition? Preserving and relocating the cloister of Segovia cathedral |
| title_full | Defence by demolition? Preserving and relocating the cloister of Segovia cathedral |
| title_fullStr | Defence by demolition? Preserving and relocating the cloister of Segovia cathedral |
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| title_short | Defence by demolition? Preserving and relocating the cloister of Segovia cathedral |
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