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Record 1 2008-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Planning
CONT

Monteriggioni is without doubt one of the most classical and best known Italian walled town. ... The walls, nearly intact, cover a length of 570 meters and are alternated by 14 towers and two gates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement urbain
CONT

Le chroniqueur Froissart [...] raconte son passage à Palaminy, qu'il qualifie de «bonne ville fermée»(fortifiée), un jour où le pont en bois sur la Garonne venait d'être emporté par une crue.

OBS

fermer : Rendre inaccessible, difficilement accessible, en entourant. Enfermer, enclore. Fermer une ville de remparts.

OBS

Ville fermée (en anglais, company town) signifie aussi : «Ville où toutes les activités sont dépendantes d'une seule industrie (la plupart du temps une industrie minière)».

Spanish

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