A Roman Watch Tower
This accurate reconstruction – completed in 2002 – the 26th limes tower, having a height of about 43' (13m), with an area of about 92 ft² (28m²), dates to about 150 A.D., one of 900 watchtowers originally built of wood, to control the limes: the Romans used a ladder to enter the tower; the building has three floors, the top offering great views of the Idstein and the Taunus mountain range
To all who visit and view, and – especially – express support and satisfaction: you are much appreciated!
Balkon an der Westseite; Für die Germanen, die nördlich des Limes siedelten, bildete sie eine natürliche Einfallspforte in das reiche römische Gebeit im Süden, aus diesem Grund haben Graben und Wall schon frühzeitig die Grenzanlagen des älteren Limes verstärkt: Die Grenzlinie war fortan leichter zu überwachen
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Album Description – Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07:
Super layover! The Idstein tower built 1170 is new compared to what we next saw just outside town.
After eating out with Dori and Siggi, we walked off part of our meal; then, on the way taking me back to Mainz, Dori stopped for me to see a Roman watch tower: at nearly 2000 years old, the monument is almost twice the age of the historic Idstein watch tower.
Accurately re-constructed in 2002, it's a UNESCO location of world heritage since 2005, in the Idstein Valley – Protection of the Gateway to the South – 26th of some 900 the Romans built to guard the fortified frontier, 'Limes'.
The Limes stretched 3,000+ miles, delineating the Roman Empire at its greatest extent in the 2nd century A.D., forts & barriers (trench & rampart, wooden palisade, wall) guarding the Roman Empire border from Rhine to Danube, end of the 1st century until 2nd half of the 3rd century A.D. [Anno Domini, Latin; set out more fully: anno Domini nostri Iesu (or Jesu) Christi ("in the year of Our Lord Jesus Christ")].
The best of 524 photos from this layover are a 3-album set:
• Mainz, Germany – 2016APR06-08
• Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07
• Roman Limes Tower at Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07
Hope you enjoy my favorite 29% of 28 photos on the Limes!
A Roman Watch Tower
This accurate reconstruction – completed in 2002 – the 26th limes tower, having a height of about 43' (13m), with an area of about 92 ft² (28m²), dates to about 150 A.D., one of 900 watchtowers originally built of wood, to control the limes: the Romans used a ladder to enter the tower; the building has three floors, the top offering great views of the Idstein and the Taunus mountain range
To all who visit and view, and – especially – express support and satisfaction: you are much appreciated!
Balkon an der Westseite; Für die Germanen, die nördlich des Limes siedelten, bildete sie eine natürliche Einfallspforte in das reiche römische Gebeit im Süden, aus diesem Grund haben Graben und Wall schon frühzeitig die Grenzanlagen des älteren Limes verstärkt: Die Grenzlinie war fortan leichter zu überwachen
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Album Description – Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07:
Super layover! The Idstein tower built 1170 is new compared to what we next saw just outside town.
After eating out with Dori and Siggi, we walked off part of our meal; then, on the way taking me back to Mainz, Dori stopped for me to see a Roman watch tower: at nearly 2000 years old, the monument is almost twice the age of the historic Idstein watch tower.
Accurately re-constructed in 2002, it's a UNESCO location of world heritage since 2005, in the Idstein Valley – Protection of the Gateway to the South – 26th of some 900 the Romans built to guard the fortified frontier, 'Limes'.
The Limes stretched 3,000+ miles, delineating the Roman Empire at its greatest extent in the 2nd century A.D., forts & barriers (trench & rampart, wooden palisade, wall) guarding the Roman Empire border from Rhine to Danube, end of the 1st century until 2nd half of the 3rd century A.D. [Anno Domini, Latin; set out more fully: anno Domini nostri Iesu (or Jesu) Christi ("in the year of Our Lord Jesus Christ")].
The best of 524 photos from this layover are a 3-album set:
• Mainz, Germany – 2016APR06-08
• Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07
• Roman Limes Tower at Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07
Hope you enjoy my favorite 29% of 28 photos on the Limes!