And when you see street names with “Tor” you know that you’re near the former walls.
It’s not just Frankfurt: you can often trace the course of city fortifications on modern maps, especially baroque fortifications with their distinctive bastions. Other examples include Hanau, Würzburg, Nuremberg, Göttingen, and Bremen; and there are many more.
But thats typical for every german city with medieval history…. so not very surprising.
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And when you see street names with “Tor” you know that you’re near the former walls.
It’s not just Frankfurt: you can often trace the course of city fortifications on modern maps, especially baroque fortifications with their distinctive bastions. Other examples include Hanau, Würzburg, Nuremberg, Göttingen, and Bremen; and there are many more.
But thats typical for every german city with medieval history…. so not very surprising.