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Fortified gateway

A fortified gateway, sometimes a gate castle (German: Torburg), is a heavily fortified gateway of a castle or a city wall. Castle gateways of this type usually have additional fortifications in front of them. A common form is the tower gateway (Turmtorburg); a variant is the bastion gateway (Halbrundturmtorburg). They are common in Europe.

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France

Château du Sou in Lacenas

Germany

  • Deutsches Tor in Metz
  • Ehrentor, Eigelsteintorburg, Hahnentorburg, Kuniberts Tower, Schaafentor and Severin Gate in Cologne
  • Town fortifications of Erkelenz
  • Friedländer Tor in Neubrandenburg
  • Marching Gate and Bridge Gate in Aachen as well as Aachen's city walls
  • Upper Gate in Neuss
  • Fortified gateway of Seeburg Palace
  • Star Gate in Bonn
  • Fortified gateway of Stolberg Castle in Stolberg (Rhineland)
  • Stundturm in Sighișoara
  • Porta Alba, Porta Nigra and Imperial Baths in Trier

    • United Kingdom

  • Westgate at Canterbury
  • Balkerne Gate at Colchester
  • Bargate, Southampton
  • Castle Upton in Templepatrick, Northern Ireland
  • Kingsgate and Westgate, Winchester
  • Monnow Bridge, Monmouth - the only surviving type in Britain with the gatehouse positioned on the bridge
  • Portgate on Hadrian's Wall
  • Five Arches Gate and Whitesand Gate at Tenby
  • Micklegate Bar and other gates at York

    • Coats of arms bearing a gate castle or fortified gate

  • Bad Kissingen
  • Dinslaken
  • Königswinter
  • Limerick
  • Neubrandenburg
  • Uedem
  • Wassenberg
  • Wiehl

    • References

    Fortified gateway Wikipedia
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