Porte de Martray - Loudun, Poitout-Charente
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N 47° 00.605 E 000° 04.430
31T E 277584 N 5210440
[FR] Belle porte de la ville qui se trouve au sud de la commune. [EN] Beautiful gate of the city which is to the south of the town.
Waymark Code: WMVM1W
Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date Posted: 05/02/2017
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[FR] La Porte du Martray est un symbole de la ville de Loudun, classée Monument Historique depuis 1946. Elle est, avec les remparts, l’un des derniers vestiges consDSC 9906ervés des fortifications et témoigne de la ville médiévale.
L’état architectural de la tour n’est pas celui d’origine. En effet, la Porte du Martray a subi depuis sa construction au XIVème siècle de nombreuses modifications. Elle est passée de porte de défense à pont levis, à un lieu de perception obligé de la taxe d’octroi pour les marchands avec un pont fixe, et a vraisemblablement connue la destruction de son dernier étage lors du tremblement de terre de 1711.
[EN] The Porte du Martray is a symbol of the city of Loudun, classified Historical Monument since 1946. It is, with the ramparts, one of the last remnants of the fortifications and testifies to the medieval city.
The architectural state of the tower is not that of origin. In fact, the Porte du Martray has undergone numerous modifications since its construction in the 14th century. It has gone from a defense gate to a drawbridge, to a compulsory collection point for the fee for merchants with a fixed bridge, and presumably the destruction of its last floor during the 1711 earthquake.
Year photo was taken: 1933
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