EL RECINTO AMURALLADO DE PAMPLONA: UN EJEMPLO DE INTEGRACIÓN EN LA CIUDAD CONSOLIDADA

Abstract

The carrying out of infrastructure projects inside consolidated urban areas is always a complex question, especially if this area is affected by preexisting monuments or relevant archaeological remains. Very often the presence of these structures ends up in having to terminate the action, but in others it can be turned into an opportunity to execute work with an added value by incorporating these elements. With the demographic growth at the end of the 19th century, the ancient walls in most cities were demolished with relish in order to permit the enlargement of their urban layout. Pamplona, an important fortified city in northern Spain, was not averse to doing so either. However, perhaps the actual geography of the city, or perhaps fate itself, has resulted in the fact that at present it has maintained most of its defensive elements practically intact. Nowadays, far from being a hindrance to its inhabitants, some modern facilities have been incorporated into the old walls at the same time as turning them into an entertainment area. An important action plan is permitting their value to be exposed together with the integration into them of amenities and accessibility improvements, which contribute to the transformation of the old city. Keywords: fortification; city wall; heritage; military engineering (architecture); accessibility; poliorcetic