Graphc restitution of hall 12 of the earls' palace in oliva from fischer and lauritzen's graphic legacy

Abstract

The Earls' Palace in Oliva, which was declared a National Monument in 1920 but today has almost disappeared, was a point of reference of the Valencian late-Gothic architecture. The aim of this paper is to detail a graphical restitution of one of its great halls, Hall 12. The work started with the graphic information dating from between 1219 and 1920 that was collected by the Danish architects Fischer and Lauritzen. These data were processed in order to define and draw each of the singular elements that went to make up the Palace, together with the whole complex, following a rigorous method allowing us to visualise and understand this unique architectural space. The result is a comprehensive graphical restitution of the Hall by means of a thorough geometric definition that allows a deeper analysis and understanding of the architectural complex, for use in further studies. At the same time, it also allows this monument of great historical and heritage value to be made known to a wider public.