Carry city

See also: Door

A carries city belonged to the Fortification S of a city. It was until the modern Time the only means of crossing the ramparts surrounding the city. The turns and the doors had as a function to protect the heart from the city against enemy attacks.

The doors of city were often provided with a Pont-levis making it possible to cross a ditch encircling the city. harrows of wood or iron, and solids doors in oak provided an additional protection.

At the end of the 18th century, one started to set up doors of city without military function, but for example for the customs (the Octroi).

Today in Germany, much of doors of city became the emblem of these cities, and play a tourist part.

Famous doors of city

• the Door of Brandebourg of Berlin, in Germany.
• the Holstentor of Lübeck, in Germany.
• the Carried Nigra of Trier, in Germany.
• the carries from Paris of Lille, in France.
• the Door of the Germans of Metz, in France.
• the carries from Strasbourg of Bitche, in France.
• the doors Saint-Denis and Saint Martin's day with Paris.
• the Door of Aix, with Marseilles.

See also:

• Doors of Paris.

Notes and references of the article

Random links:

Gustavo Adolfo Reuterholm | Jubilemus omnis will terra | CB Islas Canarias | Mr. Yuk | Guéréo | General elections in the Cook islands in 1999 | Chivu_Stoica

© 2007-2008 speedlook.com; article text available under the terms of GFDL, from fr.wikipedia.org