Composition scheme of the Castle (1135) |
The
Castle of Ruggiero II
rose near the church of Santa
Maria a Piazza, nell'area del Patibulum,
as a stronghold and northern limit of the third circle of
walls, ofsquare form, with embattled towers on the angles,
and oriented, according to an ancient division, on the four
angles of the world: an old area, postica, of the sunset, of
the west, as a stronghold and northern limit of the third
circle of walls, ofsquare form, with embattled towers on the
angles, and oriented, according to an ancient division, on
the four angles of the world: an old area, postica, of the
sunset, of the west. |
In
the I Crusade the Normans were the first to achieve those
oriental lands which, with Goffredo di Buglione and
Boemondo, gathered in four states. Since the builders of the
castle of Saone were Roberto, son of Tancredi, and his son
William, the same men that went with Ruggiero, even the
Castle of Aversa could be allotted to these men which castle
presents many analogies with that of Saone. |
A section of the Castle (1135) |
Liable structure diagram of the Castle of Ruggiero II By
Setting s identical to the diameter of the finite
circumference of the ancientnucleus,
m
the dimension of the golden bureau,
s-m
theaverage proportional among the two measures. 336:12=12x28=12x(4+6+8+10); |
that
is the number 336, a side of the castle, is the result of
the multiplication of the sacred number 12 for the sum of
the series of equal numbers, from the square to thedecagon
(circle), this was considered the geometric universal and
perfect figure.
In
addition the dominion on the kingdom of Ruggiero - that, in
the plan of the castle, considered as a solar clock, could
have beenprefigured by himself - would coincide to the total
shade that the gnomon casts in the inside courtyard of the
castle at the solstice in winter (21 December), day very
near to his date of birth (22 December 1095). |
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