Black Tower: section of Norwich's medieval city wall running parallel with Carrow Hill #norwich #medieval #medievalcitywall #citywall #flint #tower #medieval #history #heritage #architecture #14thcentury
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#Italy
Torre del Greco
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#nunna, monk and nun. So although there is the tiniest possibility of it to having meant #nun, it may well be just a fortuitous coincidence. See also #PaksMargareeta.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
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#Lippe torn (0)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn #KolmasLinn
One-time tower between #Kõismäe and #Loewenschede towers. Built similarly and possibly at the same time as #Nunnadetagune (and #Saunatorn?). Fallen into disrepair and demolished by 1842 at the latest, only traces remain.
#CityWall #Linnamüür
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#Seegitagune Torn (0) #Monument
#Historical #Ajalooline
"Tower behind the almshouse". One of Tallinn’s former defensive towers, built 1450(ish), demolished 19th C. Located on the city side of the #Metskits statue, see #Kitseaed.
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Saunatagunetorn (0) #Monument
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn #AllLinn
Tower behind the baths. See also #Stoltingi torn.
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#CityWall #Linnamüür
#CityDefense #Linnakaitse
#TallinnHistory #TallinnaAjalugu
#TallinnTowers #TallinnTornid
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#Düvelsmoderi torn (0) #Monument
Devil’s Mother’s Tower. #MLG version of #Kuradiema torn. See #Kuradi torn.
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#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
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#History #Ajalugu
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#Pilstickeri torn (0)
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#ArrowMaker, possibly -sharpener, from MLG #pīl, arrow (#German #Pfeil, both derived from #Latin #pilum, a heavy military #javelin), and either #MLG #sticken, to fit with a shaft, or, given the root *stick- implying a point, . See also #Plate torn.
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#Kuradiema torn (0) #Monument
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn #AllLinn
#Devil’sMother’sTower. See Kuradi torn.
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The old city wall, Muralha Fernandina, casting a long shadow - Porto, Portugal
#MuralhaFernandina #citywall #Porto #shadow #classicMono
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#Fulfordi-tagune torn (0) #Monument
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn #AllLinn
Commonly used but incorrect name of #WulfardiTagune torn.
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Detail of the medieval Walls of Ávila in Spain, featuring multiple semicircular towers and battlements under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds, overlooking a distant landscape.
Medieval city walls. Ávila, Spain
#BlueSkyArtShow #Jagged #photography #MobilePhotography #MedievalWall #CityWall #Ávila #España #Spain
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Munkadetagune torn (0)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn #AllLinn
Tower behind the monks, an unsavory location to say the least. See also #Neitsi torn.
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#Tornide (Tornid [pl.])
Towers, plural of #Torn (above). Following the 1857-1864 leveling of various earthworks, it became known as #NäituseVäljak, exhibition place, for its agricultural shows. Today a park SE of #Rannamäe.
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#Hellemanni torn (0)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn #AllLinn
Helleman, Holleman? Untraced. Reportedly named after local land-owner. See also Hinke torn.
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Zafra
#photo #photography #pictures #travel #travelling #travelphoto #colourphotography #colourphoto #oldtown #viewpoints #landmark #sky #landmarkophoto #medieval #citywall #town #townphoto #streetview #historical #gate #tower #architecture #architecturephoto #buildings
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Vy åt väst med haven i horisonten. Till vänster en medeltida ringmur med torn. Till höger gräs, träd och stigar ner mot havet.
Nordergravar
#nature #naturephotography #medieval #citywall #sky #clouds #trees #urbanexploration #unescoworldheritage #july #visby #gotland #sweden #shotoniphone
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Elvas
#Fonte de Santa Mónica
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Borba
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Wartturm (Bockenheimer Warte)
Die Bockenheimer Warte ist einer der im 15. Jahrhundert errichteten Warttürme der Frankfurter Landwehr.
#frankfurtammain
#bockenheimerwarte
#turm #tower #citywall #Citywalk #ffm #francoforte #middleages #clouds #historicalbuilding
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Den svenska flaggan vajar i vinden på den medeltida muren i Visby en klar dag.
Det flaggas på hel stång i Jungfrutornet! 🇸🇪
#flag #citywall #ringwall #bluesky #nature #tree #old #unescoworldheritage #visby #gotland #sweden #fujifilm
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Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Müürivahe on it.
View of Müürivahe, Tallinn.
View of arches in Müürivahe, Tallinn.
View of wall and possibly old gate in Müürivahe, Tallinn.
#Müürivahe (Müürivahe)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn #AllLinn
Between the (city) walls. Müüri, however, is singular, so maybe ‘space behind the city wall’ (i.e. the arcades) would be a better rendering, although given its earlier German name of
#EstonianLanguage #EestiKeel
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Ett gammalt körsbärsträd i full blom med vita vackra blommor. Träden står på en gräsplätt framför en bit av den medeltida ringmuren i Visby.
Träden i full blom på Norra Murgatan i Visby!
#tree #nature #blossom #cherrytree #cherry #flower #nature #naturephotography #spring #may #citywall #grass #unescoworldheritagesite #medievalwall #visby #gotland #sweden #fujifilm
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Asso Õu, Asso's courtyard, location named after late-medieval herder who lived nearby in Tallinn.
Asso Õu, Asso's courtyard, location named after late-medieval herder who lived nearby in Tallinn.
Asso Õu, Asso's courtyard, location named after late-medieval herder who lived nearby in Tallinn.
Asso õu (0)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn #AllLinn
Asso courtyard. Uncertain alternative, or perhaps ‘original’, spelling to #Assauwe, see previous entry, After the 14-15th-C town herdsman whose house was on the corner of #Harju and #Müürivahe. See #AssauweTorn.
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#Valli (Vall):
Wall, rampart, earthwork. Also means halyard, but not in this particular instance. Previous name of walliwahe (±1913) rejected for sounding too much like a Scotsman arguing with porridge.
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn
#CityWall #Linnamüür
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Back when I spent a week in Xi'an I rented an electric bike and cycled the entire perimeter of the wall right as the sun was setting. I'd do it again in a heartbeat
#photography #digitalphotography #canon #50mm #xian #xi'an #sunset #colorphotography #citywall #china
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#France
#Carcassonne
La Cité Mediévale
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