Villefranche-de-Conflent in the Pyrenees (Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie region, southern France) on the River Têt. The town was of military importance, which explains its imposing city walls, parts of which date back to the 11th century.
(December 2010)
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The walled Upper Town (Old Town) of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan (India).
(February 2026)
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The customs tower in the medieval walled town of Zons (Dormagen municipality, near Cologne).
(April 2008)
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The Hexenturm (tower of the witches) is the best-preserved tower of the medieval city fortifications of Fulda (Hesse).
(April 2014)
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The “Grey Tower” (also known as the Count's Tower) in Nassau (Rhein-Lahn district/Rhineland-Palatinate) was part of the medieval city fortifications and was first mentioned in documents in 1414. It also served at times as a prison and a place of torture for women branded as witches.
(December 2015)
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Not much of the former city wall of Orsoy (municipality of Rheinberg, Lower Rhine, Wesel district) remains “representative” – except for the powder tower from around 1550, also known as the mill tower, as it was also the tower of a windmill from the 17th century until 1865.
(October 2025)
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The power of plants - seen here on the town wall of the old town centre of Kaster (Bedburg/Rhein-Erft district).
(June 2025)
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Like the largely preserved town wall of the old town centre of Kaster (Bedburg/Rhein-Erft district), the Owl Tower, the core of which dates back to 1370 (with later additions such as the baroque dome), is made of bricks. In general, most of the older houses in this lowland region are built with bricks.
(June 2025)
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St Catherine's Tower on the town wall of Stadt Blankenberg (Hennef municipality) dates back to the 13th/14th century and now houses a local history museum.
(February 2025)
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You might think the town wall of Stadt Blankenberg (Hennef municipality) is on fire.
(February 2025)
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