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The last blockhouse of the realized chain to defense of the port of Cagliari will be conserved
Recognized the particular historical-artistic interest of the manufactured product
October 19, 2016
The last remained blockhouse of the chain of realized blockhouses to defense of the port of Cagliari in the second world war will be conserved. The war manufactured product is situated in the area in which the dock is being born fishings boat in via Knows Perdixedda in the historical port of Cagliari and, as law in a note of the Supervision of Belle Arti and Landscape that of it has recognized the particular historical-artistic interest, "is a by now rare "survivor" of the chain of the constituent blockhouses the defense of the port of Cagliari during according to world-wide conflict. The blockhouse made system with the defenses to sea of the Military sector Marine Cagliari, built-in July 1943 in the coastal defensive sector of 203° the Coastal Division to the commands of the Gen. Adolfo Sardi. Its position was to defense of the area the west of the port of Cagliari to the entrance of the first channel of access to the pond of Saint Gilla. It is realized in ciclopico concrete, with repeated horizontal jets sub, it has a roundish form in the part of control and positioning of the weapons, and finishes with a parallelogram in the part of the income. The weight is of about 130 tons".
"To preserve this manufactured product - it has emphasized commander Roberto Isidori, extraordinary commissioner of the Harbour Authority of Cagliari - it wants to say to defend a part of the historical memory of the city. On the other hand Cagliari, during the second world war, has put up with heavy strafings therefore died hundred of people. In 1950 the city was decorated with medal of gold to the military valor. The suffering suffered from the population in that precise historical moment constitute sufficient reason in order to conserve and to transmit the memory to the future generations, paying so regarding which, with sacrifice, they have constructed them in situations of serious threat. The blockhouse is moved of 100 meters from its original position and will make from frame to the new dock fishings boat. In that area in fact - it has specified Isidori - the entire fleet of Cagliari will be accommodated and will afford to all the historical port of being dedicated to tourism: nautical from diporto and cruises".
In order to return the displacement of the manufactured product with the employment possible a crane from 450 tons it has been necessary to cut the foundation of the manufactured product and to create a base of reinforced laterally steel beams, of the total weight of about 10 tons.
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The last remained blockhouse of the chain of realized blockhouses to defense of the port of Cagliari in the second world war will be conserved. The war manufactured product is situated in the area in which the dock is being born fishings boat in via Knows Perdixedda in the historical port of Cagliari and, as law in a note of the Supervision of Belle Arti and Landscape that of it has recognized the particular historical-artistic interest, "is a by now rare "survivor" of the chain of the constituent blockhouses the defense of the port of Cagliari during according to world-wide conflict. The blockhouse made system with the defenses to sea of the Military sector Marine Cagliari, built-in July 1943 in the coastal defensive sector of 203° the Coastal Division to the commands of the Gen. Adolfo Sardi. Its position was to defense of the area the west of the port of Cagliari to the entrance of the first channel of access to the pond of Saint Gilla. It is realized in ciclopico concrete, with repeated horizontal jets sub, it has a roundish form in the part of control and positioning of the weapons, and finishes with a parallelogram in the part of the income. The weight is of about 130 tons".
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
