Future Development of Former Pula Naval Fortress

Pula is an Istrian town with a number of important historical sites, historical buildings and historical architectural structures and systems which had been built since the prehistoric times. They testify about the culture of living, the architectural heritage and the strategic importance of the Istrian pen-insula. The former Austrian Navy had the main naval base in Pula, as the core of Pula’s fortification system stretching from Rovinj to Labin. The Austrian naval fortress Pula is the system that embrac-es the most significant and abandoned military buildings in the area of Pula built in the period from 1813 to 1918. The system of the former naval fortress Pula is part of the recent Pula architectural heritage that needs to be properly integrated into the strategy of the future development of the city and its region. The future of the former naval fortress Pula can be ensured by integral considering and emphasising its potential, as well as its quality and appropriate functional conversion, with the protection, restoration, preservation and presentation of all important urban and architectural features. By highlighting the image, identity and quality of the Pula naval fortress its further decay can be prevented, as well as encouraged its renewal, ensured maintenance and provided eventual additional income.