Western fortress wall of Nessebar description and photos - Bulgaria: Nessebar (Topic)

Western fortress wall of Nessebar description and photos - Bulgaria: Nessebar. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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The fortress wall of Nessebar in the west of the city is in the past part of a monumental city fortification system. By this century, the great honor of the fortress wall and all other fortification structures were under water. For human eyes, only a small 100-meter section of the wall remains on the surface, the height of these ruins does not exceed 8 meters.

It is known that the edges of the wall, located in the north and south, went straight into the sea. Thus, they played the role of the walls of the quays for both city marinas. Opposite the isthmus, there was a gate that surrounded two pentagonal towers. Two doors in the wall, one of which is double-winged, and the second one is descending, in the past were tightly closed, protecting the city from enemy raids.

The wall was built with special masonry, called "opus mixtum", i.e. in a mixed way.

Throughout the history of the walls, five reconstructions have been documented - from the 7th to the 19th century. Full-fledged excavations and a thorough study of the surviving fragments of the fortress wall were carried out over 11 years - from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. After archaeological work, the conservation and restoration of the wall began, which also lasted for 11 years - from 1970 to 1981.

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