Arcis enclosure, Medieval city walls in Tours, France
The Arcis enclosure extends along the western side of Tours, featuring a defensive wall system constructed with local stone materials in the eleventh century.
Built between the eleventh and twelfth centuries, this fortification connected to the existing Gallo-Roman walls to protect expanding urban areas and important buildings like Saint-Maurice church.
The name Arcis derives from Latin ardere, referring to an area cleared through controlled burning before the construction of these defensive structures.
The remnants of the Arcis enclosure stand at coordinates 47°23'46"N, 0°41'32"E within the current urban fabric of central Tours.
The walls served both defensive and political purposes, marking territorial boundaries between the old city of Tours and the developing district of Châteauneuf.
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