Double cities in the Teutonic state on the example of Toruń
Toruń is the first exemplification of a double city on the territory of the Teutonic state. The ancient, 13th-century pedigree of the Old and New Town prompts a question about the reasons for founding a new urban centre and the expectations involved. Similar arrangements in Elbląg, Braniewo, Królewi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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International Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art (RIHA)
2013-03-01
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| Series: | RIHA Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.riha-journal.org/articles/2013/2013-jan-mar/krantz-domaslowska-double-cities |
| Summary: | Toruń is the first exemplification of a double city on the territory of the Teutonic state. The ancient, 13th-century pedigree of the Old and New Town prompts a question about the reasons for founding a new urban centre and the expectations involved. Similar arrangements in Elbląg, Braniewo, Królewiec and Gdańsk are of a later date and each of them represents an individual history but Toruń stands out in this group. In my text I outline the historical conditions accompanying the founding of the Toruń conurbation and I present the artistic factors which might enrich the picture of the relations between the two cities. These factors are: the urban planning arrangement, the topography of religious facilities, the parameters of the principal churches. All these components add up to a coherent image of the New City of Toruń, then under Teutonic control. |
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| ISSN: | 2190-3328 2190-3328 |