Town Wall Collection (page 5)

Porte de la Reine at Aigues-Mortes, 1867. Creator: Frederic Bazille
Porte de la Reine at Aigues-Mortes, 1867

Gates in Peking, China, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Gates in Peking, China, 1898. Triumphal gate between the Chinese and Tartar sections of the city. Unser Eingang in Peking - Pai-Lo Triumphthor zwischen der Chinesen und Tartaren Stadte

Gate of St. Paul and Pyramid of Gaius Cestius, (N. E. ), Rome, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
Gate of St. Paul and Pyramid of Gaius Cestius, (N.E.), Rome, Italy, c1909. The Pyramid of Cestius in Rome near the 3rd-century Aurelian Walls of Porta San Paolo was built as a tomb for magistrate

The chief charm of medieval Visby, the City Walls, Island of Gotland, Sweden, c1930s
The Chief Charm of Medieval Visby, the City Walls, Island of Gotland, Sweden, c1930s. Medieval defensive walls built during 13th and 14th centuries around the Swedish town of Visby on Gotland

The Minster and the Gates of York, c1870. York City Walls originally built c71 AD by the Romans, now date from medieval 12th-14th century

The Precinct Gate, Canterbury, c1870. Christchurch Gate, a Norman gateway built in 1517 under Prior Thomas Goldstone in the city walls of Canterbury

Views in Chester, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Views in Chester, 1898. Inclusing Abbey Gate, Chester Rows and the ruins of St Johns Chapel. Chester is one of the best-preserved walled cities in Britain

Le Passage Des Chenizelles A Laon (Aisne), 1903. Creator: Unknown
Le Passage Des Chenizelles A Laon (Aisne), 1903. The lane from Chenizelles to Laon, Aisne, northern France. View of city ramparts in the town of Laon

Town Gate, Winchelsea, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Town Gate, Winchelsea, 1898. Grade I listed 13th century medieval Strand Gate built to defend the entrance to Winchelsea on the River Brede. From " Our Own Country, Volume VI"

On the Walls of Berwick, Looking Across the Tweed, 1898. Creator: Unknown
On the Walls of Berwick, Looking Across the Tweed, 1898. Berwick town walls were built in the early 14th century under Edward I, and strengthend by Sir Richard Lee in the Elizabethan era

Westgate, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Westgate, 1898. The Westgate, a medieval gatehouse in the city walls of Canterbury were built from Kentish ragstone c1379 and is Grade I listed. From " Our Own Country, Volume VI"

The Roman Wall at Dorchester, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The Roman Wall at Dorchester, 1898. Dorchester defensive walls built around the Roman town of Durnovaria in AD 300. From " Our Own Country, Volume V"

Bar Gate, South Side, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Bar Gate, South Side, 1898. Bargate is a Grade I listed medieval gatehouse in the city centre of Southampton, England built as part of the Norman town walls, c1180 of stone and flint

The Wiener Tor, Hainburg an der Donau, Lower Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
The Wiener Tor, Hainburg an der Donau, Lower Austria, c1935. The Wiener Tor (Vienna Gate), built in the 13th century, is the largest medieval gate in Europe

West Gate, Canterbury, Kent, c1845. Creator: Unknown
West Gate, Canterbury, Kent, c1845. The Westgate, built c1379, is the largest surviving medieval gatehouse in England. It is the only remaining gate of the original seven medieval gates

Wincheap Gate, at Canterbury, c1786. Creator: Unknown
Wincheap Gate, at Canterbury, c1786. Wincheap was one of eight gates which stood in the city walls at Canterbury in Kent. It was erected c1548, rebuilt in 1770, and later demolished

A view of the West Gate in Newcastle upon Tyne, from the West, c1780, (1905). Creator
A view of the West Gate in Newcastle upon Tyne, from the West, c1780 (1905). The West Gate, once a prison in Newcastles medieval defensive town walls built c13th-14th century to protect against

An Inside View of the Town Wall of Newcastle upon Tyne, c1760-90. Creator: Unknown
An Inside View of the Town Wall of Newcastle upon Tyne, c1760-90. Near St. Andrews Church, between Newgate and Westgate, with a Tower, at present the Meeting House of the Company of Paviors

Rougemond Castle at Exeter, 18th century? Creator: Unknown
Rougemond Castle at Exeter, 18th century? Rougemont Castle, also known as Exeter Castle, in Exeter, Devon, dates from 1068, and was built into the northern corner of the Roman city walls

The Walls of Jerusalem, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Walls of Jerusalem, 1890. Between 1537-1541, Sultan Suleiman I of the Ottoman Empire ordered the ruined walls of Jerusalem be rebuilt. They are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Death of Simon De Montfort, (1218), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Death of Simon De Montfort, (1218), 1890. Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester (1175-1218), a prominent leader of the Albigensian Crusade, died at the Siege of Toulouse in 1218

The Saracens Leaving Narbonne, Restored to the Franks, (737AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Saracens Leaving Narbonne, Restored to the Franks, ( (737AD), 1890. The Saracens defeated by Charlemagne in 737AD. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

The Ramparts, Nuremberg, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Ramparts, Nuremberg, 1890. Ramparts of Imperial Nuremberg Castle, a medieval fortification represented the power of the Holy Roman Empire. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Entry of Belisarius into Rome, (536 AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Entry of Belisarius into Rome, (536 AD), 1890. Flavius Belisarius (c500-565) a general of the Byzantine Empire, during the Gothic War entered Rome unopposed in late spring 536 AD

The Final Assault on Constantinople, (29 May 1453), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Final Assault on Constantinople, (29 May 1453), 1890. The Fall of Constantinople - capture of the Byzantine Empires capital under Constantine XI Palaiologos by an invading Ottoman army under

The handing over of Bergedorf, 1420, (1936). Creator: Unknown
The handing over of Bergedorf, 1420, (1936). Ubergabe Der Feste Bergedorf. 1420. The Peace of Perleberg of 23 August 1420

Olomouc, c1740. Creator: Johann Georg Ringlin
Olomouc, c1740. The city of Olomouc in Moravia, (Czech Republic), with a coat of arms in the foreground, and churches, castles, and principal landmarks indicated

Brno, c1740. Creator: Johann Georg Ringlin
Brno, c1740. The city of Brno in Moravia (Czech Republic), with churches and principal landmarks indicated, and Spilberk Castle beyond

Lyon, c1740. Creator: Johann Georg Ringlin
Lyon, c1740. The city of Lyon in France, with a coat of arms in the foreground, and churches, castles, and principal landmarks indicated

Ezra Reading the Law to the Jews, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Ezra Reading the Law to the Jews, 1890. Ezra, a scribe and High Priest reads the Law of God to Jews who have returned to Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 7:73-8:18), c5th century BC

The Attack on Rhodes, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Attack on Rhodes, 1890. The Helepolis siege tower, at the Siege of Rhodes, 305-304 BC in which Demetrius Poliorcetes attempted to make Rhodes abandon neutrality

Repulse of Pyrrhus from Sparta, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Repulse of Pyrrhus from Sparta, 1890. Pyrrhus, in retreat at the Siege of Sparta, 272 BC from Spartans defending their city under command of Areus I

West Gate, Canterbury, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
West Gate, Canterbury, late 19th-early 20th century. Westgate Towers in Canterbury, Kent, 60-foot (18 m) high western gate of the city wall, built of Kentish ragstone c1379

Christchurch Gateway, Canterbury, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Christchurch Gateway, Canterbury, late 19th-early 20th century. Christchurch Gate in Canterbury, Kent, the principal entrance to the cathedral. The gateway was built between 1504 and 1521. Postcard

Roberts Finds Nicholson Mortally Wounded Under the Walls of Delhi, (1901). Creator
Roberts Finds Nicholson Mortally Wounded Under the Walls of Delhi, (1901). Delhi was besieged and captured by the British in 1857 during the Indian Mutiny

Cairo and the Pyramids, early 19th century, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Cairo and the Pyramids, early 19th century, (1901). The city of Cairo in Egypt, with the River Nile and the Pyramids at Gizeh beyond. From " The Life and Deeds of Earl Roberts, Vol. I

The City of Delhi Before The Siege, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The City of Delhi Before The Siege, 1901. Delhi was besieged and captured by the British in 1857 during the Indian Mutiny

The Taking of the Kashmir Gate, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Taking of the Kashmir Gate, (1901). Delhi was besieged and captured by the British in 1857 during the Indian Mutiny. The capture of the city from the mutineers was vital to the British due to its

Porta Cavour, Treviso, 1934, (1936). Creator: Joseph Edward Southall
Porta Cavour, Treviso. By Joseph Southall, 1934, (1936). Porta Santi Quaranta is one of three doors in 16th century walls of Treviso, located in Borgo Cavour

The Great Emperor Akbar Enters His City in State, 1572, (1590-1595), (c1930). Creator
The Great Emperor Akbar Enters His City in State, 1572, (1590-1595), (c1930). The Mughal emperor Akbars triumphant entry into the fort of Surat in western India, after taking the city in 1572

Methods of Warfare During The Hundred Years War, c1400, (c1930). Creator: Unknown
Methods of Warfare During The Hundred Years War, c1400, (c1930). The English attacking a French town: archers shoot arrows from a wooden siege tower as troops climb ladders

Jerusalem. - South Wall of the Temple Area, from the Valley of Hinnom, at Sunset, 1902. From " The Holy Land", painted by John Fulleylove, R.I. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1902]

Jerusalem, with the Road from Bethany, 1902. Creator: John Fulleylove
Jerusalem, with the Road from Bethany, 1902. The walls of Jerusalem and the Old City are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From " The Holy Land", painted by John Fulleylove, R.I

Medieval Building Outside the North Wall of Jerusalem, 1902. Creator: John Fulleylove
Medieval Building Outside the North Wall of Jerusalem, 1902. The walls of Jerusalem and the Old City are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Jerusalem from the Traditional Spot on the Mount of Olives Where Christ Wept Over The City, 1902. From " The Holy Land", painted by John Fulleylove, R.I. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1902]

Meeting of the Valleys of Hinnom and Jehoshaphat, from the Eastern Walls of Zion, 1902
The Meeting of the Valleys of Hinnom and Jehoshaphat, Seen from the Eastern Point of the Walls of Zion, 1902. From " The Holy Land", painted by John Fulleylove, R.I

Bedouin Encampment Outside the North Wall of Jerusalem, 1902. Creator: John Fulleylove
Bedouin Encampment Outside the North Wall of Jerusalem, 1902. From " The Holy Land", painted by John Fulleylove, R.I. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1902]

The Cypresses of the Garden of Gethsemane, 1902. Creator: John Fulleylove
The Cypresses of the Garden of Gethsemane, 1902. At the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. In Christianity, it is the place where Jesus underwent the agony in the garden

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The town wall of Tenby, located in West Wales, Pembrokeshire, is a captivating piece of history that transports you back to medieval times. Standing proudly in this charming coastal town, the walls offer a glimpse into the rich heritage of Wales and the United Kingdom. Similar to the Westgate in Canterbury, which was built in 1898 by an unknown creator, Tenby's town wall showcases intricate craftsmanship and architectural brilliance. Its presence reminds us of the enduring legacy left behind by those who came before us. As we explore further across Europe, we encounter more remarkable fortified structures like the Gate of Vivarrambla in Granada. This gate dates back to the 1830s and was beautifully captured by David Roberts in his artwork from 1930. The fusion between art and architecture allows us to appreciate these historical gems even more. Moving on to France, we find ourselves mesmerized by the ramparts surrounding St. Malo's old town. With its strategic location overlooking both land and sea, it served as a protective barrier against potential invaders throughout history. The view from atop these walls offers breathtaking vistas that seamlessly blend Brittany's natural beauty with its storied past. In Tallinn, Estonia, Oleviste Church stands tall amidst Lower Town as seen from the Town Wall. The juxtaposition between ancient fortifications and elegant spires creates an enchanting atmosphere unique to this Baltic gem. Further east lies Xian City in Shaanxi Province where remnants of China's Ming dynasty can still be admired today. The city wall and watch tower reflect gracefully upon tranquil waters—a testament to their timeless grandeur. Lastly but certainly not least is Carcassonne—an UNESCO World Heritage Site celebrated for its exceptionally preserved medieval fortress walls and turrets. These imposing structures transport visitors straight into a fairytale setting where knights once roamed these hallowed grounds.