Slide Title
Preview
Date
7-1-1973
Description
The York City Walls with York Minster in the background. The York City Walls are England's longest still-standing medieval town walls, a 3.4 km (about 2 miles) circuitous route. The walls were built when the Romans founded the city in about 71 A.D. and were the city's main defenses throughout the Viking, Anglo-Saxon, Norman, and Tudor times. While many other cities demolished their walls when their defenses became outdated, York city officials strongly opposed the demolition of the walls in 1800. The walls have been restored and preserved since the mid-1800s onward.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Subject Headings
Cities and towns, Medieval -- England; Cathedrals -- England; Architecture, Gothic -- England
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region Name
Deangate
City Name
York
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chester, "York City Walls" (1973). Smolski Images. 1131.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1131
Keywords
historic, architectural heritage
Notes
Bibliography: "City of York Walls." Visit York, n.d., www.visityork.org/York-City-of-York-Walls/details/?dms=3. Accessed 06 Apr. 2016. "The York City Walls." History of York, n.d., www.historyofyork.org.uk/themes/the-york-city-walls. Accessed 06 Apr. 2016.