City walls of Paris
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The city walls of Paris refers to the city walls that surrounded Paris, as it grew from ancient times until the 20th century, built primarily to defend the city but also for administrative reasons. Se
The Wall of Philippe Auguste
The porte de Pantin about 1908
The fortifs zone, in Saint-Ouen
Wall of Philip II Augustus
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The Wall of Philip Augustus is the oldest city wall of Paris whose plan is accurately known. Partially integrated into buildings, more traces remain today than of later fortifications.
City walls of Paris
…a Gallo-Roman wall two medieval walls, one of which was the Wall of Philip II Augustus the Wall of Charles V, extending on the right bank of the River Seine…
Portion of curtain existing in rue Clovis, showing the ashlar facing and rubble core construction
A part of the wall of Philip Augustus in the parking Mazarine, rue de l'Ancienne-Comédie
The longest still existing part is located at the corner of rue Charlemagne and the rue des Jardins-Saint Paul