The Pont Coverts were constructed in the 1200s to protect Strasbourg's old city center. Three bridges cross the River Ill, and four defense towers have been constructed. Although the towers and bridges are still there, the city is now protected by the nearby Vauban Dam. The Vauban Dam, a bridge and weir combination, is located directly west of the Covered Bridges.
Crossing the arms of Illinois are three consecutive arched bridges.
Three fourteenth-century towers dominate the edifice.
These imposing square towers encircled the Grande Île de Strasbourg during the Middle Ages.
The four River Ill river channels that go through Strasbourg's renowned Petite France area are spanned by the three bridges.
Despite losing their roofs, they kept their name in the 18th century.
In the past, the defenses that secured the freedom of the former Strasbourg Republic to keep watch over them included four towers from the fourteenth century.
After France seized Strasbourg in 1681, Vauban started building a new ring of defenses immediately. When the bridges were created in the late 1600s, they had wooden roofs intended to shield the troops and defenders who manned the bridges during combat.
The term 'Covered Bridges' has endured even after the covers were removed in 1784.
Bridges and the city are wonderfully lighted. The greatest places to see and photograph the Covered Bridges are near or on the Vauban Damn.
Although the towers and bridges are still there, the city is now protected by the nearby Vauban Dam.
The Vauban Dam, a bridge and weir combination, is located directly west of the Covered Bridges.
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