File:Porte St Lazare On 17th Century Avignon Map.jpg
Although published in 1663 this map is a careful copy of an earlier map on 8 plates that was published in 1618.
The Porte Saint-Lazare was one of the 13th century town gates and one of the seven gates which were retained at the end of the 15th century. A small defensive avant-corps was added to the gate in 1488. In 1568, during the French Wars of Religion, a ravelin (a fortification outside the gate with two small towers) was add. In later centuries, after the ravelin no longer served a defensive role, the two small towers were retained and the final tower was not demolished until 1935.(Clap & Huet, p. 97)
References
- Clap, Sylvestre; Huet, Oliver (2005). Les Remparts d'Avignon (in French). Avignon: Benezet. ISBN 2-9522-367-1-2.
File:Avenio vulgo Avignon (Atlas van Loon).jpg
Uncropped version |
File:Album Laincel 41 Porte St Lazare Avignon.jpg
Drawing from the Album Laincel dating from the second half of the 17th century showing the ravelin outside the Porte Saint-Lazare |
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