Remains of the city wall at Hohenzollernstrasse / Waisenhausstrasse

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Düren monument no. 1-036, Hohenzollernstrasse-Waisenhausstrasse (168) .jpg

The remains of the city wall Hohenzollernstrasse / Waisenhausstrasse is a remnant of the city fortifications of Düren in North Rhine-Westphalia .

The rest of the city fortifications of Düren date back to the 13th century. This area is made of rubble stones. The visible brick masonry was created in the 16th century. The quarry stone wall has buttresses on the field side, the inside has pointed arched brick arcades .

The remainder of the city ​​wall is hidden behind residential and commercial buildings and can be reached from Hohenzollernstrasse via a company car park .

The building is registered under No. 1/034 in the list of monuments of the city of Düren.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Herbert Pawliczek: Directory of monuments of the city of Düren 1984. In: Dürener Geschichtsblätter. No. 76, Düren 1987, ISSN  0416-4180

Coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  N , 6 ° 29 ′ 7.2 ″  E