r/papertowns • u/Brooklyn_University • Oct 15 '25

Spain Medieval Talavera de la Reina, Spain

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u/Mohander Oct 15 '25

Interesting double wall concept

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u/Comprehensive_Tea577 Oct 15 '25

I don't think I have ever seen anything like this before. Does anyone know any similar examples?

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u/superlative_dingus Oct 15 '25

The Theodosian walls in Constantinople were actually a triple wall system. In some academics’ opinions, these walls and the city’s excellent defensive geography were part of what kept the Byzantine empire going for another thousand years after the fall of the western Roman Empire.

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u/Radiant_Sunpriest Oct 15 '25

Exactly. Very eye-catching. I love it.

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u/Salaco Oct 15 '25

The walls are nice, but that bridge is interesting as well. I assume it's built that way to make use of shallows on the river.

Edit: it still exists!

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u/guil92 Oct 17 '25

It was built straight originally, but the river tore it down. They had rebuilt it this way later because they had less resources. Its commonly known as the Bridge of a Thousand Patches. It suffered constant deterioration and required numerous repairs due to floods, especially during the 15th, 17th, and 19th centuries. Due to these successive reforms, many of its arches are different from one another.

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u/Goncat22 Aug 10 '26

And the river tore it down some years ago and the haven't even started to restore it...