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Town Gate was built to provide a point of controlled access to town for people, vehicles, goods and animals. It is filling functions relating to defense, security, health, trade, taxation and is therefore staffed by military and municipal authorities. The Town Gate is also commonly used to display diverse kinds of public information such as announcements, tax and toll schedules, standards of local measures, and legal texts. It is heavily fortified and ornamented with heraldic shields.
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In dark medieval times, every city had to defend itself. Buildings like Guard Tower enable soldiers to spot the enemy on time in order to make all necessary actions to properly prepare the city for attack. When the soldiers on the Guard Tower sound the alarm, town gates are being sealed and all who can fight equip themselves with weapons and readily await the battle to commence. Guard towers are built on the outskirts of a city, preferably on higher ground. These buildings have to be sturdy enough to withstand enemy’s cannon balls, stones thrown by catapults or even attacks by frenzied monsters such as Giants and Treeman. It has to be high enough so soldiers are able to see as much landscape as possible. Sometimes whole regiments of archers and other troops are stationed in one Guard Tower.
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The growing economy of the town called for a masonry tower mill. The tower mill was more expensive to build then the post mill, but more stable source of power was needed.In contrast to the post mill, only the cap of the tower mill needs to be turned into the wind, so the main structure can be made much taller, allowing the sails to be made longer, which enables them to provide useful work even in low winds.
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There's only one place you can go to when your sword gets broken in a battle or when your horse needs a new pair of hues, and that place is Blacksmith’s Forge. The blacksmith is constantly working to patch up damaged armor plates and shields or to make new weapons and everyday tools. When you enter the town, you can hear him pounding with his hammer, making a truly powerful sound. Townsfolk are very proud to have a trustworthy and skillful blacksmith.
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There is no complete communication system without a bridge. Laying foundations for this beautiful arched bridge where the river flows all year round was not an easy task, but the town's masons managed to built it proving them selves to be skillful engineers.
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This luxurious house is where the town's well known merchant spends his days in peace and welfare. Townsfolk know him as a fair trader and a tolerant man who is always kind and ready to help people in trouble. In his shop, placed on the ground floor, you can find everything you need be it food, tools or even medicine.
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Noble Townhouse represents the city or town residence of a noble or wealthy family. Townhouses of the rich are bigger in size and more elaborate than those of regular townsfolk. By their residence nobles prevented the town from becoming merely a trading centre or an aggregate of merchants. They kept the citizens in touch with the rest of the kingdom. They made the people understand that they belong to their Realm.
