Nagyszombat city wall
Building, structure
The 12th-14th century fortress was rebuilt by Pietro Ferrobosco between 1553 and 1556. The medieval city walls are among the most significant cultural monuments of the city. The city walls were made up of a 3 km long stone wall, which was 10 m high in some places, 170-230 cm thick and had 35 four-storey towers. The city could be entered through four gates: the Upper, Lower, Lovcsic and Molzsenyic gates. ; The city walls no longer serve any purpose. None of the four large towers are left. Of the 6 smaller towers between them, only four can be seen in good condition on the western side. The two main gates, which were at the two ends of the main street, and the towers above them were demolished in 1820. At the end of Jericho Street was the Maláta Gate, next to the military asylum was the Lanzer Gate (formerly the Jewish Gate), and the former was demolished in 1860, the latter in 1862. The two smaller gates at both ends of the main cross street had been open for a long time. The houses, farmsteads, factories and gardens built on the outer side of the city wall and even further away form the outer city, which is divided into two parts, the Lower and Upper Suburbs.