ABSTRACT

The optical telegraphic system was introduced in Spain in 1844. In fact, more than a hundred towers were built to connect Madrid to Irún, Valencia and the Andalusia. Decommissioned at the end of the nineteenth century, despite their historical value, the towers are today abandoned with a high level of material and functional obsolescence, waiting for a new utilization. In light of the above-mentioned aspects, the research aims at the identification, cataloguing and qualification of the telegraphic towers located on the pathway from Madrid to Valencia in order to propose a large-scale territorial project for their preservation and enhancement. In particular, the paper is going to describe, first, a historical and morphological evolution of the telegraphic towers. Second, a methodology for qualification of the architectural, material, constructive and functional characteristics of the towers is reported, with a specific reference to the given case study of the telegraphic paths between Madrid and Valencia. Finally, a redevelopment scenario is proposed for the restoration of the towers as well as for their integration in a cycling and pedestrian naturalistic pathway.

摘要

光学电报系统于 1844 年在西班牙引入。事实上，建造了一百多座塔将马德里与伊伦、瓦伦西亚和安达卢西亚连接起来。这些塔楼于 19 世纪末退役，尽管具有历史价值，但如今这些塔楼因材料和功能严重过时而被废弃，等待新的利用。鉴于上述方面，该研究旨在对位于从马德里到瓦伦西亚的路径上的电报塔进行识别、编目和鉴定，以提出一项大规模的领土项目来保护和加强它们。特别是，本文将首先描述电报塔的历史和形态演变。其次，建筑、材料、报告了塔楼的建设性和功能性特征，并具体参考了马德里和瓦伦西亚之间电报路径的给定案例研究。最后，提出了一个重建方案，用于修复塔楼以及将它们整合到自行车和行人自然路径中。