- Staufenmauer
The Staufenmauer was an old city wall of
Frankfurt am Main ,Germany .It was built in
1180 under theHohenstaufen rule to protect the city from attack and surround the present Altstadt. When the city was expanded in1333 , the old wall became a victim of efforts to reorganize the city defenses.Today one can still see a small portion along the "Fahrgasse", a part that was restored after the 18th century fire in the Jewish Ghetto.
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