Medieval Fortifications (city walls) (Kraków)

Poland / Malopolskie / Krakow / Kraków / Pijarska
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Medieval Krakow had round it two-mile-long walls with 39 towers and 8 gates. Their construction began in the late 13th century. The city walls proper were as high as ten meters and 2.5-meter thick. Alongside them additional lower walls ran. And an eight-meter-deep and 22-meter-wide moat protected both.
In the first decades of the 19th century Krakow's imposing if outdated fortifications were largely pulled down. Fortunately, the main city gate called Brama Florianska survived together with three adjacent towers, the walls between them, the 16th-century city arsenal, and a giant barbican in front of them all.
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Coordinates:   50°3'53"N   19°56'29"E
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