This Medieval Town is Built Inside a Crater and Composed of Millions of Diamonds
From the greystone of Montreal to the limestone of Jerusalem, every city has its own iconic identity read through the city?s urban fabric. Scanning the architecture of the 1,110-year-old German town of Nördlingen, the timber frame homes, red pitched roofs, and winding streets appear identical in almost every regard to many quaint medieval communities populating the European countryside.Â
© <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/120282578@N03/13137177895/'>Flickr user Laurent Bernier</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/'>CC BY-NC-ND 2.0</a>
From the greystone of Montreal to the limestone of Jerusalem, every city has its own iconic identity read through the city?s urban fabric. Scanning the architecture of the 1,110-year-old German town of Nördlingen, the timber frame homes, red pitched roofs, and winding streets appear identical in almost every regard to many quaint medieval communities populating the European countryside. While the town?s appearance in the 1971 classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory may seem like its most notable claim, there is something entirely unique about the architecture of this south German locale. Nördlingen is literally made of diamonds?millions of microscopic diamonds to be exact?with the town itself constructed within an ancient impact crater.
© <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/24736216@N07/6269270534'>Fli...
© <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/120282578@N03/13137177895/'>Flickr user Laurent Bernier</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/'>CC BY-NC-ND 2.0</a>
From the greystone of Montreal to the limestone of Jerusalem, every city has its own iconic identity read through the city?s urban fabric. Scanning the architecture of the 1,110-year-old German town of Nördlingen, the timber frame homes, red pitched roofs, and winding streets appear identical in almost every regard to many quaint medieval communities populating the European countryside. While the town?s appearance in the 1971 classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory may seem like its most notable claim, there is something entirely unique about the architecture of this south German locale. Nördlingen is literally made of diamonds?millions of microscopic diamonds to be exact?with the town itself constructed within an ancient impact crater.
© <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/24736216@N07/6269270534'>Fli...
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