Pompeii. City walls on north side of Pompeii and Tower XI
City Walls on north side of Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking west from near Tower X along both sides of City Walls towards
Tower XI. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking west along south interior city wall
towards Tower. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
City Walls on north side of Pompeii. May 2010. Detail of top of wall.
Looking west from near Tower X along both sides of City Walls towards
Tower XI. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking west along north exterior City Wall, from Tower X. Photo courtesy
of Ivo van der Graaff.
Walls on north side of Pompeii. June 2012. Looking south from east side
of Tower XI. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Walls on north side of Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south on east side of
Tower XI. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
City Walls on north side of Pompeii. May 2010. Detail from wall on east
side of Tower XI. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
City Walls
on north side of Pompeii. May 2010. Detail from wall on east side of Tower XI.
Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking west towards doorway. Photo courtesy
of Ivo van der Graaff.
See Van der Graaff, I. (2018). The Fortifications of Pompeii and
Ancient Italy. Routledge, (p.71-81 - The Towers).
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking west along City Wall towards upper north-east corner of Tower XI.
Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking west along City Wall towards north-east corner of Tower XI. Photo
courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking towards lower north side, with west side and City Wall, on right.
Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking east along City Wall towards upper west side of Tower. Photo
courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking east along City Wall towards west side of Tower. Photo courtesy
of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. Detail of remaining painted plaster on west
side. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking towards City Wall on west side of Tower. Photo courtesy of Ivo
van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south at north side of Tower. Photo
courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
City Walls on north side of Pompeii. December 2007.
North side of Tower XI. Looking south from outside the city walls with
Via di Mercurio in the background.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking towards north and west sides of Tower. Photo courtesy of Ivo van
der Graaff.
T11 Pompeii. December 2007. Tower XI north and west sides and exterior
City Wall.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking south-east towards north and west sides of Tower, and City Wall
on west side. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Walls at Pompeii Tower XI. May 2015. Looking south-east across inner and
outer walls. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Walls to west of Tower XI. May 2015. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Tower XI. July 2010. Looking south-west across inner and outer walls.
Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking west with detail of area between the walls on west side of Tower.
Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking east towards Tower from top of walls
on west side. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking east towards west side of Tower. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der
Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. West side of Tower and area between the
walls. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking east along interior north side of
City Wall near Tower. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking east towards south side of Tower on
west end.
Looking down from City Wall towards north end of VI.9. Photo courtesy of
Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking west from Tower along north exterior city wall. Photo courtesy of
Ivo van der Graaff.
According to Van der Graaff –
“A section of wall, roughly 22 metres long and 7 metres high, survives
just west of Tower XI.
It is without doubt the most regular travertine section of the circuit,
presenting a well-finished series of blocks, 40-50 centimetres high and 60-80
centimetres wide, stacked in a header-and-stretcher system. Internal piers
periodically reinforce the wall, which leans at a slight angle to hold back the
earthen mound behind it.”
See Van der Graaff, I. (2018). The Fortifications of Pompeii and
Ancient Italy. Routledge, (p.46 and Note 7).
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010.
Detail of north exterior city wall, looking west from Tower. Photo
courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking east towards Tower from top of walls
on west side. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI and City Walls at end of Via
di Mercurio, Pompeii. April 2022. Looking north-east.
On the
right is part of VI.9.1. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
City Walls at end of Via di Mercurio, Pompeii. August 2023.
Looking towards walls with Mason’s marks, on east side of Tower XI. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
City Walls at end of Via di Mercurio, Pompeii. April 2022.
Detail of interior of City Wall on east side of Tower XI. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
City Wall on east side of Tower XI, on north side of Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking east towards Tower X, centre right, with VI.9.1, on right. Photo
courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. Detail of city wall on east side of base of
Tower, on left. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. Base of
Tower on south side. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Looking
north-west across south side of Tower. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Looking
west across base of Tower at north end of Via di Mercurio. Photo courtesy of
Ivo van der Graaff.
Walls on west side of Tower XI, Pompeii. November 2023.
Looking
north up steps to Tower. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Walls on west side of Tower XI, Pompeii. November 2023.
Looking
north towards wall with Masons’ marks. Photo courtesy
of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Walls on west side of Tower XI, Pompeii. November 2023.
Looking
north towards wall with remaining Masons’ marks. Photo courtesy
of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Walls on west side of Tower XI, Pompeii. November 2023.
Looking
east towards entrance doorway to tower. Photo courtesy
of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Walls on west side of Tower XI,
Pompeii. November
2023.
Detail
of city wall. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Walls on west side of Tower XI, Pompeii. November 2023.
Detail
of city wall and remaining masons’ marks. Photo courtesy
of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. Upper
east end on south side. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. West end
of south side of Tower. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south-west across roof of Tower. Photo
courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking west from Tower along top of city
wall. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south-west from Tower towards VI.7.
Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south from Tower towards Via di
Mercurio and VI.9, on left. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Tower XI, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south-east from Tower across VI.9.
Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.