City walls of Nuremberg
| City walls of Nuremberg, (Stadtmauer Nürnberg) | |
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| Type | City walls |
The Nürnberg City walls surrounding the old town of Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany. Built between 12th and 16th centuries they run for 5 kilometers (about 4 kilometers still standing) around the old town. The Nuremberg Castle together with the city wall is meant to be one of Europes most considerable medieval weir systems.[1]
Notes and references
- ↑ Günther P. Fehring, Anton Ress: Die Stadt Nürnberg. 2. Auflage bearbeitet von Wilhelm Schwemmer. Deutscher Kunstverlag, München, ISBN 3-422-00550-1, S. 152ff.
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- commons:Stadtmauer Nürnberg Coding and pictures of wall towers and gates.
- baukunst-nuernberg Map and photographs (German only)
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