the City Edge
the City Edge
the City Edge
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The <strong>City</strong> Gates<br />
Boubounistra Gate in<br />
1819, A<strong>the</strong>ns<br />
Roman Agora Gate in 1762<br />
THE CITY EDGE<br />
Gate of Roman Forum<br />
in 1819,A<strong>the</strong>ns<br />
The A<strong>the</strong>ns market ca.<br />
1799<br />
They funnelled <strong>the</strong> highway traffic<br />
into <strong>the</strong> city. Markets occurred<br />
near <strong>the</strong>m.<br />
Noble families who owned land on<br />
both sides of <strong>the</strong> wall, used to<br />
build fortified residences <strong>the</strong>re.<br />
The protection and maintainence<br />
of <strong>the</strong> towers and gates adjacent to<br />
<strong>the</strong>m was entrusted to <strong>the</strong> nobles.<br />
The gates were <strong>the</strong> entry point, <strong>the</strong><br />
landmark of a city. Thus <strong>the</strong>y<br />
received great architectural care.<br />
The conflict between defense<br />
(obstruction) and access had to be<br />
taken care of meticulously. In<br />
china, <strong>the</strong> gates were usually at a<br />
“t” intersection with through<br />
streets, not directly linked to <strong>the</strong><br />
street network.
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