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Strasbourg in Bas-Rhin, Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne, France — Western Europe
 

Les Ponts Couverts

 
 
Les Ponts Couverts Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, December 18, 2024
1. Les Ponts Couverts Marker
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Du 13e au 17e siècle, les ponts couverts assurent la défense de la cité à son extrémité sud-ouest. Ils participaient de l'enceinte épiscopale. Trois des quatre tours en brique subsistent aujourd'hui: la Heinrichsturm, la Hans von Altheimturm et la tour des Français. Les éléments en éperon, munis d'ouvertures pour l'artillerie, qui les précèdent sont créés par Daniel Specklin au 16e siècle. Les ponts-galeries étaient protégés par un toit de tuiles, d'où leur dénomination, et clos par une paroi en bois percée d'archères. 'Is sont remplacés en 1784 par des passerelles en bois et en 1865 par les actuels ponts en grès. Vers 1880, et jusqu'en 1950, la deuxième tour est occupée par les Bains Mathis, divisés en deux bassins délimités par des pontons couverts entourés d'une palissade et munis de cabines.

Vom 13. bis 17. Jahrhundert gewährleisteten die Gedeckten Brücken die Verteidigung der Stadt im Südwesten. Sie waren Teil der bischöflichen Stadtmauer. Drei der vier Backsteintürme sind heute noch erhalten: der Heinrichsturm, der Hans von Altheimturm und der Franzosenturm. Die vorgeschalteten Sporelemente mit Öffnungen für die Artillerie wurden von Daniel Specklin im 16. Jahrhundert geschaffen. Die Galeriebrücken wurden durch ein Ziegeldach geschützt daher ihr Name und von einer mit Schießscharten durchbrochenen Holzwand
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umschlossen. Sie wurden 1784 durch Holzstege und 1865 durch die heutigen Sandsteinbrücken ersetzt. Um 1880 und bis 1950 befanden sich im zweiten Turm die Mathis-Bäder, die in zwei Becken unterteilt und durch überdachte Stege begrenzt waren, die von einer Palisade umgeben und mit Kabinen ausgestattet waren.

The covered bridges comprised the city's western defences from the 13th to 17th centuries and formed part of the Episcopal wall. Three of the brick-built towers have survived: the Heinrichsturm, the Hans von Altheimturm and the tour des Français (French tower). The spur-shaped parts in front of the bridges were built by Daniel Specklin in the 16th century and fitted with loopholes for guns to fire through. The bridges' galleries were protected by a tiling roof, whence the name, and closed off by a wooden wall containing arrow slits. The galleries were replaced in 1784 by wooden footbridges and in 1865 by the sandstone bridges that can be seen today. From 1880 to 1950, the area in front of the second tower was taken up by the Mathis Baths, which were divided into two pools, separated by covered pontoons surrounded by a fence and fitted with changing rooms.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureBridges & ViaductsForts and Castles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1784.
 
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Les Ponts Couverts Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, December 18, 2024
2. Les Ponts Couverts Marker
34.796′ N, 7° 44.365′ E. Marker is in Strasbourg, Grand Est (Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne), in Bas-Rhin. It is at the intersection of Ponts Couverts and Quai du Woerthel on Ponts Couverts. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Strasbourg, Grand Est 67000, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony, the Roman Empire, and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Les Ponts Couverts (within shouting distance of this marker); L’ Ami Schultz (within shouting distance of this marker); Square Louise Weiss (within shouting distance of this marker); Les Entrepôts (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); La Maison des Tanneurs (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Le Fossé des Tanneurs (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Suzanne De Diétrich (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); L'École Saint-Thomas (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Strasbourg.
 
Also see . . .  Ponts couverts (Archi-Wiki). QR code on Marker (Submitted on January 6, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.) 
 
A View from the the Bridge Towards "Petit France" image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, December 18, 2024
3. A View from the the Bridge Towards "Petit France"
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 4, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
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