If you continue in La Petite France district in Strasbourg, where is the Best Western Hotel de France, you'll find covered bridges of Strasbourg.
The construction of this building began in the 13th century and lasted almost 20 years. It symbolizes the growth of the city and needs more and more important to move from banks into banks while protecting themselves from external aggression. Initially, these bridges were covered with a tile roof hence the name. After many changes in response to attacks by increasingly sophisticated, these bridges will be finally destroyed in 1865 and rebuilt in stone in a civil interest.
Despite the disappearance of the roof of these buildings, covered bridges of Strasbourg are dominated by four towers, remains of walls of the fourteenth century, which shows the determination of Strasbourg to want to retain their independence as a republic, before being attached to the France in 1681. So you can find a second belt of fortifications built by Vauban on attach and can explore the famous Vauban Dam.
The construction of this building began in the 13th century and lasted almost 20 years. It symbolizes the growth of the city and needs more and more important to move from banks into banks while protecting themselves from external aggression. Initially, these bridges were covered with a tile roof hence the name. After many changes in response to attacks by increasingly sophisticated, these bridges will be finally destroyed in 1865 and rebuilt in stone in a civil interest.
Despite the disappearance of the roof of these buildings, covered bridges of Strasbourg are dominated by four towers, remains of walls of the fourteenth century, which shows the determination of Strasbourg to want to retain their independence as a republic, before being attached to the France in 1681. So you can find a second belt of fortifications built by Vauban on attach and can explore the famous Vauban Dam.
