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Altes Stadttor

Altes Stadttor

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Altes Stadttor

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Location: Schlettstadt, Schlettstadt-Erstein, Alsace, France

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3. Chapel of the Oak – Chapel of the Oak loop from Quartier des Aviateurs

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

July 13, 2024

The Tour Neuve, also called the bell tower or knight's tower, is a remnant of the second enclosure built in 1280. Originally, the New Tower consisted of a crenellated terrace, decorated at the four corners with hexagonal watchtowers. A front door, a kind of open-air vestibule, formed a first defense and sheltered the drawbridge. A door pierced in the tower at the level of the rampart provided communication between the defenders of the advance and those of the enclosure. With the development of artillery at the beginning of the 17th century, the tower underwent changes. A second masonry has been built on the terrace, set slightly back, on which four watchtowers rest. In 1891, the Tour Neuve was hit by a fire that destroyed part of the district and left it without a roof for months. If you visit the New Tower there are several frescoes to admire. One represents some city businesses in the Middle Ages, the other a scene of hunting and the grape harvest. The vault depicts the lion of Sélestat and the Habsburg eagle.

More info at selestat.fr/les-atouts-de-selestat/un-patrimoine-bati-exceptionnel/tour-neuve.html

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D.Klockhaus 🇩🇪

June 23, 2021

Old, well-preserved city gate.

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Anderl

September 16, 2022

Tour de l'horloge, Sélestat - Colmar on a small scale, with beautiful squares, terraces, half-timbered houses and old churches, but much quieter than its big brother.

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