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function and history

Function: -. defense
- Protection
- entertainment
- promotes cohesion of the citizens
- legal boundary between town and country


history: - wall is always as far as level of military technology, military and it allowed
material - beginning in Neolithic times: Settled> ditch and bank of earth
- wooden fence, 1 Goals: Movable.
fence pieces - further> into complex palisade fences, drawbridges, gates, dead ends, stone path
- Problem: org. Works> constant renewal necessary
- Use v. Stone < unter Römern starker Mauerbau(Limes)
- city walls to the end of Roman Empire greatly increased
- 10 Century city wall again began to gain in importance
- 12 C. Sophisticated mil defense
- reinforced walls, turrets, battlements, secured gate houses and loopholes, some wood
- city wall was offering artistic
- From Gothic influenced (mid-12th century)
- grew mounting need> more effective methods of attack (undermining)
- deeper and deeper and thicker walls and foundations
- Large, artistic gate towers> symbolized wealth and valor
- 14 Century cannon invented> high penetrating power> wall had to be more stable
- Wall was again lower and thicker
- 16 Century ever better explosives and incendiary ammunition> Strategy Exchange> separate mil fortress
- 17 Century were more stable and refined
- 18th C wall was always less important> to have been building or additional space demolished