Chapter 13 c. City Walled Towers Discovered in Breda – History Blog

The foundation of a medieval tower located on the walls of the 13th century was discovered in Breda, southern Netherlands. Medieval brick walls were found to be two feet above the street. The surviving part of the wall is now semicircular, but archaeologists cannot determine whether the entire tower is circular, semicircular or horseshoe-shaped.

The earliest records of Breda date back to the 11th century, when it was the direct fief of the Holy Roman Emperor. It was awarded a municipal charter in 1252, which allowed it to establish fortifications in its defense. The first defensive wall was the dirt city that surrounded the city in the late 13th century. In the 14th century, walls and moats were added. On the east side of the city, the stone wall was built on the wall, not replacing it. This way, the defender can walk on the walls and there must be less stone built on them.

The newly discovered tower is located in the middle of the thick walls and therefore has no connection to the later walls. The remains of the 14th-century wall tower in Breda have been discovered before, but this is the first wall tower ever unearthed.

The excavation is part of Breda’s ambitious redesign to make it a “city in the park”, a green city connecting the city’s historic core with the periphery of the periphery and the periphery of the periphery Get up and fight traffic congestion, thermal pressure, floods, floods and urban spread. The medieval walls created a key role around the historic center, creating along the roads of the walls that were demolished centuries ago, making room for the city’s outward expansion.

Now repaint the city wall tower under a thick layer of sand to protect your own protection.