Snail in the City
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Monday, February 23, 2015
Brandenburg on the Havel, expansion by going across the river
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The city of Brandenburg is an old city on the banks of the Havel that lent its name to the medieval Bishopric of Brandenburg, the Margr...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Nuremberg, unification across the Pegnitz
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Shortly after Neurenberg is mentioned as having gained market rights from the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III of Swabia in 1050 a charter ...
Thursday, December 11, 2014
The city of Antwerp part 5: the outward expansion of the defences
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For a long time the city defences of Antwerp were composed of the so-called Spaanse Omwalling (Spanish Walls) from 1542 with the Citad...
Monday, December 8, 2014
The city of Antwerp part 4: the completion of the fortified city
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During Antwerp's so-called Golden Age, that lasted from 1490 until 1565, the city grew rapidly and most of the area within the defe...
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