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Papers by Michael K Miaoulis
International Conference on Fortifications of the Mediterranean Coast - FORTMED 2023 : Castle of Fylla, History and Architecture, 2023
The monuments of the Frankish period in Greece have been examined by researchers, mainly historia... more The monuments of the Frankish period in Greece have been examined by researchers, mainly historians but also architects and archaeologists, in the context of attempts to interpret the architecture and art of this important period. The above context includes the examination of a 13th century feudal castle, in central Euboea. The castle is found on a remote steep rocky hill, 7 km south of Chalcis, east of the plain of the river Lilas at an altitude of about 160 m above sea level. At a small distance to the west of the castle the two towers of Mytikas dominate on a lower hill. The outline of the castle has the shape of an almost equilateral triangle with the three sides curved freely and following the natural configuration of the rock mainly on the west and southeast side. The general dimensions of the complex are about 50 X 60 m. The naturally fortified edge of this rock is surrounded by walls that surround an area of 1700 m 2 ., and includes a large enclosure, two large two-storey buildings on the south side of the walls, two auxiliary buildings-probably barracks and warehouses-attached to the north side of the walls and a three-room vaulted tank. The castle had three entrances. The walls are 1.20 m thick at their base and continued with the same width until their top. At the top of the walls were ramparts, while behind them to the inside there was a narrow corridor (perimeter). The most interesting and undoubtedly the most impressive building of the castle is the two-storey Great Hall in the southwest corner, whose two walls are part of the castle walls, at the most extreme and naturally fortified point of the hill, at the edge of the remote rock. Despite its ruinous state the castle of Fylla is one of the best preserved castles from the period of the Latin domination in Greece.
Journal of Architectural Conservation, Jul 17, 2014
ABSTRACT Nineteenth-century architecture is characterised by its emphasis on form. That was parti... more ABSTRACT Nineteenth-century architecture is characterised by its emphasis on form. That was particularly intense in Greece, due to the strong ideological context. According to this, the newly independent State should reconnect with the glorious past of classical antiquity. As a result, the resemblance of new buildings to classical models was more important than technical perfection. That conviction often counterbalanced the absence of the latest achievements in construction techniques that had taken place since the Industrial Revolution, since their introduction in Greece was slow, due to financial problems, but also due to the country's geographical isolation from the industrialised countries. The above particularities can be testified not only through field observation, but are also documented by archival sources. This results in buildings with important construction deficiencies, which pose major problems in their restoration. This essay gives examples of related nineteenth-century documents and of today's restoration projects that had to deal with those problems.
Drafts by Michael K Miaoulis
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](Symposia, Conferences, Workshops by Michael K Miaoulis
by Paschalis Androudis, Katerina A Manoussou-Ntella, Dimitris Liakos, Alkiviadis Ginalis, Lilyana Yordanova, Evangelos A Papathanassiou, Sotiris Voyadjis, Nebojša Stanković, Elli Tzavella, Jenny Albani, Demetris Athanasoulis, Stavros Arvanitopoulos, cécile khalifa, Stephane Pradines, Mathias Piana, Fabio Coden, Jasmina S. Ciric, Sonia Gkounta, Mustafa Çağhan Keskin, Vincent Ory, Androniki Batzikosta, Georgia Graikou, Paolo Maranzana, Kerim Altug, Petra Lučeničová, Erdal Eser, Ivana Mihaljinec, Michael K Miaoulis, filippos stathoulopoulos, Oleg G . Ulyanov (Олег Германович Ульянов), and Eleni Faka
The Online International Conference devoted to the Towers in Byzantine and Post Byzantine period ... more The Online International Conference devoted to the Towers in Byzantine and Post Byzantine period (10th-16th centuries), to be held virtually via Zoom from 18 to 20 November 2022, seeks to illuminate aspects of their construction, decoration, function and evolution in time. Our Conference does not aim at exhausting the subject, but will offer an interdisciplinary forum for a selection of talks that touch upon some of the following aspects:
- Single (free)- standing towers
- Monastic Towers
- Towers in maritime forts, harbors and arsenals
- Towers in Palaces
- Donjons
- Towers with gates
- Byzantine Towers in Asia Minor (Anatolia)
- Towers of the Frankish, Venetian and Genoese rulers
- Towers of the Order of St. John
- Genoese Towers in Turkey
- Seljuk Towers
- Ottoman Towers
- Post-Byzantine Towers
- Towers with canons
- Tower Houses of the Byzantine, Frankish, Venetian and
early Ottoman Period
- Inscriptions on Towers
- Heraldry in Towers
- Buttressed Towers
International Conference on Fortifications of the Mediterranean Coast - FORTMED 2023 : Castle of Fylla, History and Architecture, 2023
The monuments of the Frankish period in Greece have been examined by researchers, mainly historia... more The monuments of the Frankish period in Greece have been examined by researchers, mainly historians but also architects and archaeologists, in the context of attempts to interpret the architecture and art of this important period. The above context includes the examination of a 13th century feudal castle, in central Euboea. The castle is found on a remote steep rocky hill, 7 km south of Chalcis, east of the plain of the river Lilas at an altitude of about 160 m above sea level. At a small distance to the west of the castle the two towers of Mytikas dominate on a lower hill. The outline of the castle has the shape of an almost equilateral triangle with the three sides curved freely and following the natural configuration of the rock mainly on the west and southeast side. The general dimensions of the complex are about 50 X 60 m. The naturally fortified edge of this rock is surrounded by walls that surround an area of 1700 m 2 ., and includes a large enclosure, two large two-storey buildings on the south side of the walls, two auxiliary buildings-probably barracks and warehouses-attached to the north side of the walls and a three-room vaulted tank. The castle had three entrances. The walls are 1.20 m thick at their base and continued with the same width until their top. At the top of the walls were ramparts, while behind them to the inside there was a narrow corridor (perimeter). The most interesting and undoubtedly the most impressive building of the castle is the two-storey Great Hall in the southwest corner, whose two walls are part of the castle walls, at the most extreme and naturally fortified point of the hill, at the edge of the remote rock. Despite its ruinous state the castle of Fylla is one of the best preserved castles from the period of the Latin domination in Greece.
Journal of Architectural Conservation, Jul 17, 2014
ABSTRACT Nineteenth-century architecture is characterised by its emphasis on form. That was parti... more ABSTRACT Nineteenth-century architecture is characterised by its emphasis on form. That was particularly intense in Greece, due to the strong ideological context. According to this, the newly independent State should reconnect with the glorious past of classical antiquity. As a result, the resemblance of new buildings to classical models was more important than technical perfection. That conviction often counterbalanced the absence of the latest achievements in construction techniques that had taken place since the Industrial Revolution, since their introduction in Greece was slow, due to financial problems, but also due to the country's geographical isolation from the industrialised countries. The above particularities can be testified not only through field observation, but are also documented by archival sources. This results in buildings with important construction deficiencies, which pose major problems in their restoration. This essay gives examples of related nineteenth-century documents and of today's restoration projects that had to deal with those problems.
by Paschalis Androudis, Katerina A Manoussou-Ntella, Dimitris Liakos, Alkiviadis Ginalis, Lilyana Yordanova, Evangelos A Papathanassiou, Sotiris Voyadjis, Nebojša Stanković, Elli Tzavella, Jenny Albani, Demetris Athanasoulis, Stavros Arvanitopoulos, cécile khalifa, Stephane Pradines, Mathias Piana, Fabio Coden, Jasmina S. Ciric, Sonia Gkounta, Mustafa Çağhan Keskin, Vincent Ory, Androniki Batzikosta, Georgia Graikou, Paolo Maranzana, Kerim Altug, Petra Lučeničová, Erdal Eser, Ivana Mihaljinec, Michael K Miaoulis, filippos stathoulopoulos, Oleg G . Ulyanov (Олег Германович Ульянов), and Eleni Faka
The Online International Conference devoted to the Towers in Byzantine and Post Byzantine period ... more The Online International Conference devoted to the Towers in Byzantine and Post Byzantine period (10th-16th centuries), to be held virtually via Zoom from 18 to 20 November 2022, seeks to illuminate aspects of their construction, decoration, function and evolution in time. Our Conference does not aim at exhausting the subject, but will offer an interdisciplinary forum for a selection of talks that touch upon some of the following aspects:
- Single (free)- standing towers
- Monastic Towers
- Towers in maritime forts, harbors and arsenals
- Towers in Palaces
- Donjons
- Towers with gates
- Byzantine Towers in Asia Minor (Anatolia)
- Towers of the Frankish, Venetian and Genoese rulers
- Towers of the Order of St. John
- Genoese Towers in Turkey
- Seljuk Towers
- Ottoman Towers
- Post-Byzantine Towers
- Towers with canons
- Tower Houses of the Byzantine, Frankish, Venetian and
early Ottoman Period
- Inscriptions on Towers
- Heraldry in Towers
- Buttressed Towers