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The eastern city gate of Mindelheim town with its 28 m tall tower, built around 1500.
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Just inside the city gates in Valletta, Malta. The area was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano and built 2011-2014. In Maltese the name is Bieb il-Belt, which means 'Door to the city'.
A gate tower, part of the city walls, built around 1520 - 1530.
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Das Breite Tor war im Spätmittelalter das bedeutendste Stadttor der Bergbau- und Hansestadt Goslar. Es wurde im Jahre 1443 errichtet und in der Folgezeit zu einem Bollwerk ausgebaut, welches bereits für sich allein genommen so manche gewöhnliche Burganlage in den Schatten stellte.
Durch das Breite Tor führt in unseren Tagen eine öffentliche Straße hindurch. Im Rahmen einer Stadtführung kann auch das Innere des Bauwerkes besichtigt werden. Die Überreste des auch heute noch immer imposanten Stadttores lassen seine einstigen Dimensionen annäherungsweise erahnen.
The ivy-covered western tower of the Sendlinger Tor. This is the southern city gate of Munich, built in the 15th century.
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Of a small settlement to the Ee in the 10th century it developed into an important city, where trade, industry and fishery thrived. By growing prosperity and look to the commonalty of Zierikzee on March 11th 1248 municipal right was granted king. After the medieval flowering period calamity emergency with fires, shipping disasters, epidemics and floods followed.
The 17th century characterised himself by second flowering of the trade and fishery. Then the number of inhabitants stepped very drastic in the course of the 18th century stagnation and decreased. The large industrial developments went to Zierikzee past for the greater part. In contrast to other cities old buildings remained saved. The wealth to monuments is mainly considered as a precious possession and in 1970s has been discovered by the tourists.
Nowadays Zierikzee is, with wide 10,000 inhabitants, the administrative seat of the new and has in this a centre function. In the historical town centre with a lot of shops and sociable pavements it is for both the tourist and inhabitant well stays.
I went to Sempach a third time to photograph the city gate. This time I had Portra 400 with me and my new Shen Hao TZ - 45 IIB with the 6x17 filmback. I'm reasonably happy with the result - but had to cut off a lot on the left and right because there were buildings that were interfering with the view.
Camera: Shen Hao TZ-45 IIB
Lens: Schneider Kreuznach APO 150
Filmback: Shen Hao 6x17
Film: Kodak Portra 400, 120
Scanner: Epson V850 Pro
ScannerSoftware: SilverFast
Behind the old bridge you can see the "Volmolen"This is located next to the Koppelpoort. This building was completed in the 17th century built against the Koppelpoort and the city wall and used for the textile industry (wool and cloth). A "Volmolen" (full mill) is a tool to make woven wool full; the tissue is kneaded in tubs with sand, boiling water and urine.
As a result, the fabric fills into a sheet and becomes water-repellent.
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Achter de oude brug zie je de "Volmolen" Deze ligt naast de Koppelpoort. Dit gebouw werd in de 17e eeuw opgeleverd tegen de Koppelpoort en de stadsmuur en gebruikt voor de textielindustrie (wol en stof). Een "Volmolen" is een hulpmiddel om geweven wol vol te maken; het weefsel wordt in kuipjes gekneed met zand, kokend water en urine.
Hierdoor vult de stof zich tot een vel en wordt het waterafstotend.
The Citygate Tower is a high-rise building located in the Citygate shopping/residential complex in Vienna. Designed by Quercraft Architekten and completed in 2015, Citygate Tower is 108 m high. The façade of the building is characterized by perimetrical balconies, which are extended in front of each flat and shift from floor to floor. The extensions of of the balcony zones climb up the building in a meandering fashion.
The Citygate Tower is a high-rise building located in the Citygate shopping/residential complex in Vienna. Designed by Quercraft Architekten and completed in 2015, Citygate Tower is 108 m high. The façade of the building is characterized by perimetrical balconies, which are extended in front of each flat and shift from floor to floor. The extensions of of the balcony zones climb up the building in a meandering fashion.
The Leopoldtower is a high-rise building located in the Citygate shopping/residential complex in Vienna. Designed by Quercraft Architekten and completed in 2015, Leopoldtower is 87 m high.
The Leopoldtower is a high-rise building located in the Citygate shopping/residential complex in Vienna. Designed by Quercraft Architekten and completed in 2015, Leopoldtower is 87 m high.
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“A Feast of Honor”
Step into my time machine, fasten your seat belts tight and travel with me to the Amersfoort of a few years later. In honor of all famous Dutch people who were born in Amersfoort, a cycling round is being organized. At the start we see the world top cyclist Wilco Kelderman being interviewed by Pieter Jan Hagens. A little further on is the stage where the line-up of artists is Diggy Dex, Bizzey and Jiggy Djé. The stage is decorated with Piet Mondriaan’s typical world-famous patterns. The one who talks everything together is the popular and sympathetic radio DJ Igmar Felicia. World class top athlete Femke Bol has been invited as guest of honour, who will be honored for her latest top performances. An intro by Fien Vermeulen sounds from the speakers ‘Welcome to our medieval city with historic buildings, city walls and canals where the world famous painter Piet Mondriaan(aka Modrian) saw his first light. A city that can be seen as a breeding nest of human talent'. From a cloud former sidecar champion of the world Ton van Heugten, who unfortunately died too early, watches everything together with Piet Mondriaan and the many other deceased famous talents from Amersfoort.
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“Het feest der eerbetoon”
Stap in mijn tijdmachine, maak je gordels vast en reis met mij mee naar het Amersfoort van een paar jaar later. Ter ere van alle bekende Nederlanders die in Amersfoort zijn geboren, wordt er een wielerronde georganiseerd. Bij de start zien we de Amersfoortse topwielrenner Wilco Kelderman geïnterviewd worden door presentator en journalist Pieter Jan Hagens. Iets verderop is het podium waar de line-up van Amersfoortse artiesten Diggy Dex, Bizzey en Jiggy Djé is. Het podium is versierd met de typische wereldberoemde patronen van Piet Mondriaan. Degene die alles aan elkaar praat is de populaire en sympathieke radio-dj Igmar Felicia. De in Amersfoort geboren Femke Bol, een van de beste atletes ter wereld, is uitgenodigd als eregast. Zij zal gehuldigd worden voor haar laatste sportprestaties. Uit de speakers klinkt een intro van het Amersfoortse radiotalent Fien Vermeulen ‘Welkom in onze middeleeuwse stad met historische gebouwen, stadsmuren en grachten waar de wereldberoemde schilder Piet Mondriaan zijn eerste levenslicht zag. Een stad die gezien kan worden als een broednest van menselijk talent'. Bovenop een wolk in de hemel kijkt voormalig wereldkampioen Zijspan Ton van Heugten tevreden naar het vrolijke wielerfestijn. Hij doet dit samen met Piet Mondriaan en de vele andere overleden bekende mensen uit Amersfoort.
Gate over the river Gottéron (or Galtera) in Fribourg, Switzerland.
The Gottéron-gate was part of the first fortification in the 13th century. Its current state dates from the fifteenth century and 1627.
Netzwerk 55plus, Monatsthema ein Sommer in Schwarz Weiß
Network 55plus, monthly theme a summer in black and white
Kaster ist ein Ortsteil der Stadt Bedburg im Rhein-Erft-Kreis, in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Kaster besitzt zwei Stadttore. Kommt man vom Westen in die Altstadt von Kaster so sieht man das Agathator. Im Osten zur Erft hin steht das Erfttor.
Das Agathator, ein viereckiger zweigeschossiger Turm, wurde erstmals im Jahr 1382 als „porzen“ genannt. Danach kam es in Schriftstücken als „Buschpfortz“, „Veltportze“ oder „Agathen pfortz“ vor. Das Tor war nicht als Zugbrücke konzipiert, aber es hatte ein Fallgitter. Früher gab es einen etwa 110 m breiten Graben vor dem Tor, der mit einer Brücke überwunden wurde. Mittig auf der Brücke war eine Bastei (eine geschlossene Wehranlage) mit einem Stadttor als vorgelagerte Verteidigungseinheit (Barbakan-Anlage).
Kaster is a district of the town of Bedburg in the Rhein-Erft district in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Kaster has two city gates. If you come from the west in the old town of Kaster you will see the Agathator. In the east towards the Erft is the Erft Gate.
The Agathator, a square two-storey tower, was first mentioned in 1382 as "porzen". After that it appeared in documents as "Buschpfortz", "Veltportze" or "Agathen pfortz". The gate was not designed as a drawbridge, but it did have a portcullis. There used to be a ditch about 110 m wide in front of the gate, which was crossed with a bridge. In the middle of the bridge was a bastion (a closed fortification) with a city gate as an upstream defense unit (barbican facility).
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The southern most of the medieval city gates of the town of Viterbo. The only decoration of the gate is the town crest: a lion with a palm tree. Right next to gate is Palazzo di Donna Olimpia. The house actually dates to the beginning of the 15th century, when it was built by monks who needed a safe place to retreat to when their own abbey was unsafe. Donna Olimpia Maidalchini - the sister-in-law of the pope - acquired the palace in 1564. It was later turned into an orphanage. It is now home to several local clubs and associations in Viterbo (and in some need of repair.... Trust me, I have been inside!).
I chose a sepia treatment here, to deal with the glaring light in the original shot (a midday sun in Italy in the summer is hard to work with) and to make the information sign and the car less eye-catching.
Das Biertor stammt aus dem 14. Jahrhundert und gehörte einst zur Stadtmauer.
Dahinter befindet sich der Kindergarten in den ich als Kind gegangen bin. :-)
The Biertor dates from the 14th century and was once part of the city wall.
Behind it is the Kindergarten I went as a child. :-)
Bayern (Bavaria) - Deutschland (Germany)
Cham Oberpfalz
März (March) 2015
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One of the originally three city gates to the German town of Wittstock. This is Gröper Tor (Gröper Gate), dating to the 14th century - and with the pyramid roof added in 1503. The street now runs next to the gate to the right, which it has done for at least 200 years.
Ascoli Piceno : Porta Solestà -Costruita durante il periodo comunale nel 1230 .Aldilà di essa vi è il Ponte Romano tuttora in esercizio ( vedi foto )
El arco de Jerez de Zafra es la única puerta que se conserva como tal de las que tuvo la muralla que en 1426 comenzara a construir el primer Señor de Feria, Gomes I Suárez de Figueroa. Corresponde a la puerta oeste de la otrora villa de Zafra y toma su nombre de la bella villa pacense de Jerez de los Caballeros.
.En la fachada llaman la atención las imágenes de los santos patronos del gremio de los zapateros.
"Schöner Turm" means "Beautiful Tower" - this is one of the names of the medieval "Landshuter Tor", a city gate erected in 1408 in late gothic style.
It was damaged during the Thirty Years War, the original hip roof was replaced by the current canopy roof during 1660 and 1664.
In case the town name Erding rings a bell:
Yes, this is the town where the Erdinger beer comes from. 🍺
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One of Poland’s most beautiful cities, Gdansk, on the Baltic Sea, has played major roles in history, especially in the 20th-century. It was the 1939 flash point of World War II, and then in 1980, the birthplace of the Solidarnosc labor movement, ushering the end of Communist domination in Eastern Europe. Gdansk’s Old Town, painstakingly reconstructed to its Hanseatic League glory after being leveled in World War II, is a highlight. The 14th-century Town Hall houses the city’s historical museum.
The Citygate Tower is a high-rise building located in the Citygate shopping/residential complex in Vienna. Designed by Quercraft Architekten and completed in 2015, Citygate Tower is 108 m high. The façade of the building is characterized by perimetrical balconies, which are extended in front of each flat and shift from floor to floor. The extensions of of the balcony zones climb up the building in a meandering fashion.
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This previous shot is behind this city wall
The fortified complex was built in different eras. The Torrione overlooked the ancient Porta a Terra of the city, was built in 1212 in the period of maximum splendor of the Piombinese communal age, the only surviving testimony of that era. The tower, also known as Sant'Antonio or Porta Inferi, was probably equipped with one or more bells, used in case of anniversaries or dangers
The Gate of Seville fortress is one of the most emblematic elements of the extensive and extremely rich architectural heritage that Carmona boasts.
Although archeological remains dated between the 14th and the 12th century B. C. have been found, it has been shown that the origins of Carmona date to the 9th century B.C., which is why this monument – which was declared as being of historic and artistic interest, even before that honour was bestowed on the Giralda in Sevilla – reflects, as if it were a diary, the milestones and events in the history of the West which the town has taken either part in or witnessed.
Indeed, the culture of all the inhabitants of the peninsular, whether they be the western Mediterranean peoples, the Phoenicians, the Carthaginians, the Romans, the Moors and, finally, the Christians, can be said to have been engraved on the ashlar stone of the Gate of Seville.
In order to repel Roman army attacks, the Carthaginians built a bastion on top of the original tower – dating from the VIII century B.C. – giving it the first traces of its present heavy, powerful quadrangular design. During the rule of the Roman Emperor Augustus, the Carthaginian structure was reinforced and reformed, as can be seen in the group of defensive gates that have survived to the present day. A temple was built on top of the bastion, from which the base is still partly preserved.
These alterations and additions and others carried out by the Romans, especially in the first century AD, transformed Carmona into “the strongest city of the Betica during ancient times”, as Julius Caesar, who himself was very familiar with the town´s defensive capability, proclaimed.
During the Islamic period, several additions and alterations were carried out; a horseshoe arch from the Caliphate period, – dating to the 10th century -, and another external pointed horseshoe arch from the Almohad age, (12th century). Later, during the reign of king Pedro I, in the 14th century, other alterations were made to the site.
In the 1970s, the houses which adjoined the fortress were torn down and, in 1973, the last major changes were carried out, enabling the restoration and opening of the Presos Bajo and Alto rooms, the Aljibes courtyard and the Golden Tower, from which magnificent views of all the town of Carmona can be enjoyed.
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Die Stadt Wangen im Allgäu im Südosten Baden-Württembergs hat gut 27.000 Einwohner und ist nach Ravensburg die zweitgrößte Stadt des Landkreises Ravensburg. Wangen im Allgäu bildet ein Mittelzentrum für die umliegenden Gemeinden. Wikipedia