The coverage of the Great Hall of Triumph, designed and built by Guglielmo Sagrera in the mid-15th century, is among the most representative architectural elements of Castel Nuovo in Naples. It has been the subject of numerous studies that have consistently classifi ed it as a “ribbed vault inspired by Gothic-Catalan design.”This contribution is a signifi cant part of a series of studies and research conducted in recent years, aiming to understand the actual static functioning of the covering and, consequently, to demonstrate that it is a partially extradosed hemispherical dome, intersected by eight ribs with a pointed hexagonal profi le
La cubierta del Gran Salón del Triunfo de Castel Nuovo: ¿bóveda de crucería o cúpula semiesférica? The coverage of the Grand Hall of Triumph of Castel Nuovo: ribbed vault or hemispherical dome? / DEL GIUDICE, Luisa; Amore, Raffaele. - In: MIMESIS.JSAD. - ISSN 2805-6337. - 4:2(2024), pp. 143-150. [10.56205/mim.4-2.18]
La cubierta del Gran Salón del Triunfo de Castel Nuovo: ¿bóveda de crucería o cúpula semiesférica? The coverage of the Grand Hall of Triumph of Castel Nuovo: ribbed vault or hemispherical dome?
Luisa Del Giudice;
2024
Abstract
The coverage of the Great Hall of Triumph, designed and built by Guglielmo Sagrera in the mid-15th century, is among the most representative architectural elements of Castel Nuovo in Naples. It has been the subject of numerous studies that have consistently classifi ed it as a “ribbed vault inspired by Gothic-Catalan design.”This contribution is a signifi cant part of a series of studies and research conducted in recent years, aiming to understand the actual static functioning of the covering and, consequently, to demonstrate that it is a partially extradosed hemispherical dome, intersected by eight ribs with a pointed hexagonal profi leI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
