Much of the architectural core of the town remains unchanged since the basic medieval layout was filled in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The street plan of the town still reflects the medieval layout of the town.

Sciacca still retains much of its medieval layout, which divided the town into quarters, each laid out on a strip of rock descending toward the sea.

By the seventeenth century, most of the properties had been rebuilt, but the medieval layout, particularly in Fore Street, is still visible today.

From 328 feet up, Siena's meandering medieval urban layout takes on a different dimension as you see the city's three steep hills covered with terra-cotta rooftops.

It retains its medieval layout, with alleys so narrow that the balconies on opposite sides of the street almost touch.

Many of the cobblestone streets in Köpenick's Altstadt still follow their original, medieval layout.

The town centre still has its medieval layout with many timber-framed buildings hidden under later frontages, particularly in St Andrew Street.

Internally, the keep has been gutted so that nothing remains of its medieval layout.

Because much of its medieval layout still exists, including its church and parts of its fortifications, Dąbrówno began to be reconstructed during the 1990s.