SLOVENSKI OPIS

Bastion (tudi baluard) je izraz za masivne nasute ploščadi, ki so bile med 15. in 19. stoletjem oblikovane v sklopu obzidij z namenom, da bi uspešno kljubovale surovi moči izstrelkov oblegajočih topov in hkrati zagotavljale namestitev za obramb­no artilerijo. Bastion Belveder, ki ga je leta 1554 oblikoval beneški arhitekt Alvise Brugnoli, je edini ohranjeni bastion koprskega zunanjega obzidja. Prvotno je stal tik ob morju in segal nekoliko dlje proti mestu, v notranjosti pa je domnevno imel obokano etažo s topovskimi odprtinami. Videz utrdbe se je spremenil v 19. stoletju, ko je bil ob njenem vznožju nasut obalni pas in podrt njen južni konec. Po izgubi obrambne funkcije je bastion postal last francoske družbe J. Champion & Cie. Vins de Champagne, ki je v njem oblikovala tri kletne prostore za shranjevanje šampanjca. Ob tem sta njegovo vzhodno in severno fasado zakrila nova objekta, ki sta bile pozneje spremenjena v skladišče koprskega tovornega pristanišča. Leta 2005 so bili pristaniški objekti odmaknjeni od mestnega jedra, stara utrdba je bila odstrta in leta 2010 tudi v celoti obnovljena. Nekdanja ploščad bobnečih topov je danes priljubljeno zbirališče, od koder lahko s pogledom zaobjamete Koprski zaliv in najdaljši ohranjeni odsek mestnega obzidja, ki se od bastiona vije proti vzhodu.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The Belveder Bastion A bastion (or baluard) is the term for large platforms built into walls between the 15th and 19th century for the purpose of resisting the brute force of incoming artillery shells and providing a space for the defence artillery. The Belveder Bastion, designed in 1554 by the Venetian architect Alvise Brugnoli, is the only surviving bastion on the outer Koper walls. It was originally located by the sea and reached closer to the town; it is believed that there was a raised arched floor inside with holes for artillery. The appearance of the bastion changed in the 19th century, when a strip of coastal land was added and the south part of the fortification was demolished. After losing its defensive role, the bastion passed into the hands of the French company J. Champion & Cie. Vins de Champagne, which added three cellar rooms used for storing champagne. At the same time, new structures were built along the east and north wall of the bastion; they were later converted into warehouses used for cargo coming through the Port of Koper. In 2005, the port warehouses were moved farther from the town centre, revealing the old bastion, which was fully restored in 2010. The platform once used for booming cannons is now a popular meeting spot. It offers beautiful views of the Bay of Koper and the longest surviving section of the Koper walls stretching out from the bastion to the east.

Geocache je primeren za odlaganje manjših sledljivčkov

Geocache is suitable for dropping-off smaller trackables