Wall louse
The wall louse was a bay window specially prepared for the defense of the city wall of the city of Aachen, which was built between 1300 and 1350 . It is no longer preserved.
location
The wall louse was in the west of the outer wall ring between the Pfaffenturm and the Königstor . Lausgasse, which ends in front of the wall louse, gave the bay window its name.
history
It is not known when the wall louse was built. During the French occupation of Aachen, it was the 19th century in the first quarter in train the demolition demolished the Aachen city fortifications.
description
The defense bay was several meters wide and was located on the outside of the city wall, exactly opposite the guard house on the inside of the city . A short corridor that led through the city wall connected both areas. Loopholes and openings in the bottom of the wall louse enabled defenders to throw rocks at attackers or to shoot them.
literature
- Bruno Lerho : The great Aachen city wall with gates and towers . Helios Verlag, Aachen 2006, ISBN 3-938208-37-6 .
- Carl Rhoen : The fortifications of the free imperial city of Aachen . Anton Creutzer, Aachen 1894, urn : nbn: de: hbz: 061: 1-230540 ( ISL Aachen [PDF; accessed on May 7, 2016]).
See also
Coordinates: 50 ° 46 ′ 26.7 " N , 6 ° 4 ′ 21.4" E