Landscape and Fortification of Vienna after the Ottoman Siege of 1529

This contribution focuses on two issues: first, the land- and waterscape of Vienna in light of modernizations to its fortification; second, the challenges faced in fortifying the city during a period now known as the Little Ice Age. The Ottoman siege of Vienna in 1529 showed that new technology in w...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Hungarian Historical Review. - Institute of History, Research Centre for the Humanities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences. - 7(2018), 3, Seite 451-476
1. Verfasser: Krause, Heike (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Sonnlechner, Christoph
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The Hungarian Historical Review
Schlagworte:Vienna landscape waterscape fortification bastionary system early modern period Ottoman wars Little Ice Age climate and history Applied sciences mehr... Political science Social sciences Arts Physical sciences