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piazza viva

English translation: inner ward

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Italian term or phrase:piazza viva
English translation:inner ward
Entered by: Kimberly De Haan

09:16 Dec 20, 2013
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Social Sciences - History / Renaissance fortresses
Italian term or phrase: piazza viva
In a text describing the fortified city of Palmanova:

Mobilità delle forze dall’interno verso l’esterno entro uno spazio preventivamente organizzato per la difesa

Rispetto alla condizione di svantaggio informativo che penalizza l’attaccante, il difensore dispone di una costante capacità di aggiornamento informativo controllando i movimenti della parte avversa attraverso le proprie postazioni che, per l’esterno sono non visibili, ma svolgono anche una funzione attiva di vedetta.
Per contrastare l’attacco, la difesa dispone di tre cerchie di postazioni attive e passive, collegate tra loro da percorsi coperti, non soggetti al fuoco nemico a cielo scoperto o realizzati in galleria, con **piazze vive**, piazze di sortita, con fossati, parapetti e terrapieni.

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Kimberly De Haan
Canada
Local time: 02:30
inner ward
Explanation:
I think it might be this.
Moat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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One example is at Buhen, a fortress excavated in Nubia. ... Medieval[edit] ... different elements of a castle, such as the inner and outer wards are cross ditches.
Ogmore Castle - The Castles of Wales
www.castlewales.com/ogmore.html‎Traduci questa pagina
... and the tumbled-down stones of the medieval fortress is striking and creates an ... are visible alongside the gate passage between the inner and outer wards, ...
Castles in Wales A-Z Travel Guide - Britain Express
www.britainexpress.com › ... › Wales › Castles‎Traduci questa pagina
We hope you enjoy exploring these wonderful medieval fortresses, but if you'd like ... Remains consist of concentric inner and outer wards, with inner and outer ...
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Isabelle Johnson
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Local time: 08:30
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3inner ward
Isabelle Johnson
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Fortificazioni
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inner ward


Explanation:
I think it might be this.
Moat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moat‎Traduci questa pagina
One example is at Buhen, a fortress excavated in Nubia. ... Medieval[edit] ... different elements of a castle, such as the inner and outer wards are cross ditches.
Ogmore Castle - The Castles of Wales
www.castlewales.com/ogmore.html‎Traduci questa pagina
... and the tumbled-down stones of the medieval fortress is striking and creates an ... are visible alongside the gate passage between the inner and outer wards, ...
Castles in Wales A-Z Travel Guide - Britain Express
www.britainexpress.com › ... › Wales › Castles‎Traduci questa pagina
We hope you enjoy exploring these wonderful medieval fortresses, but if you'd like ... Remains consist of concentric inner and outer wards, with inner and outer ...

Isabelle Johnson
Italy
Local time: 08:30
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Reference: Fortificazioni

Reference information:
I hope the pictures will help.


    Reference: http://www.propalma.it/fortificazioni.html?start=4
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