old city walls
Historic defensive perimeter
Old city walls are the fortified stone or brick barriers that once enclosed historic urban centers, built for defense against invasion.
Many European and Asian cities preserve sections as landmarks: We walked along the old city walls of Dubrovnik.
The phrase evokes medieval or ancient architecture, tourist destinations, and the boundary between a city's historic core and later expansion.
- fortificationsDefensive barriers against attack
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
- ancientVery old indeed
- stoneSolid earth fragment
medieval · towers · guard towers · gates · arrow slits · moat · siege · siege warfare · parapets · cobblestones · crumbling · historic · sentries · archers · citadel · fortress · ivy · old town
- Thai HistoryThailand, Siam, Bangkok, royal family, royal succession
old city wallsnew development
Recent change in circumstances
contemporary architecture · modern skyscrapers · glass towers · modern infrastructure
old city wallsopen city
Municipality declared non-combatant
urban sprawl · city gates · public squares · suburban expansion
oldest, elderly, alderman, city, cities, citizen, citizenship, civilian, civility