Abstract
As it is known, the existence of star-shaped cities went back to 16th century. Although these cities include different life forms because of the reason why they were established, at the same time, they share structural similarities. There are nine star-shaped cities in the world and can be found in Italy, Cyprus, Japan, Holland, Canada, Vietnam, Finland and Russia. Because the same architect designed Nicosia and Palmanova in Italy, the study will begin with a broader view on star-shaped cities and compare both. Although the walls were designed for defensive purposes, today, they are protected as a cultural heritage and this is significant for tourism. In this context, this study will analyse the web interface and how both Palmanova and Nicosia use the web, in terms of content, visual aspects, and how these are being used. As the number of users for web pages and blogs are increasing day by day, The reflection of social differences has been researched by examining the Lefkosa-Palmanova examples. Keywords: star-shaped, city cultural heritage, web page, blog
Highlights
Nicosia-Cyprus and Palmanova-Italy, which both have common aspects in terms of urban architecture, was reviewed within the scope of this study and compared through the websites within the today’s city perception
As one of the cities among the category of “star shaped cities” throughout the world, was analysed comparatively with Palmanova in the whole study since they both are designed by the same architect (Giulio Savorgnan) and have traces of Venetians in their historical background
This study will elaborate the reasons of creation and processes for the star shaped cities considering the “utopic city-ideal city” concepts and discuss the image differences perceived between the two cities for this architectural system established back in 15th century as a necessity
Summary
Nicosia-Cyprus and Palmanova-Italy, which both have common aspects in terms of urban architecture, was reviewed within the scope of this study and compared through the websites within the today’s city perception. As one of the cities among the category of “star shaped cities” throughout the world, was analysed comparatively with Palmanova in the whole study since they both are designed by the same architect (Giulio Savorgnan) and have traces of Venetians in their historical background. (Luciano Di Sorpa, 2014) This study discusses the similarities and differences of Nicosia and Palmanova, star-shaped cities in the world. Since both cities were designed by the same architecture, this study underlines the architectural similarities and notes their historical development process and socio-cultural structures. Nicosia, which could not resist to the crossfire of Turks that invaded one of the eleven bastions, was defenceless and invaded after short time Considering this weakness, took the required measured for his second design Palmanova” (Luciano Di Sorpa, 2014:11)
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