Linienwall

Japanese: Linienwall
Linienwall

…In 1529, Vienna boasted a powerful city wall, surrounded by 12 bastei (wedge-shaped forts) and a deep moat, but after escaping the threat of the Turkish army, the city began to remodel its military presence. First, in 1683, the green area around the city wall, Glacis, was expanded, and in 1704, the Linienwall was built on the outer edge of the city district. In other words, a trench 3m deep and 4m wide was dug, and the soil was piled up to a height of 4m (the site of this trench is the present-day Gürtel). …

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Japanese:

…1529年当時のウィーンは強大な市壁を誇り,12のバスタイ(くさび形の堡塁)と深い堀にかこまれていたが,トルコ軍による危機を脱した後,市の軍事的改造に着手する。まず1683年以降市壁の外周の緑地帯グラシGlacisを拡張し,さらに1704年以降市外区の外縁に〈リーニエの壁Linienwall〉を設ける。すなわち深さ3m幅4mの壕を掘って,その土を高さ4mに積み上げた(この跡が現在の〈ギュルテル〉となる)。…

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