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Gate sights in Germany

  1. A

    Kröpeliner Tor

    Today only two of 32 gates, plus a small brick section, remain of the old city wall. The 55m-high Kröpeliner Tor stands at the western end of Kröpeliner Strasse. From here, you can follow the Wallanlagen (city walls) through the pleasant park to Wallstrasse and the other surviving gate, the Steintor.

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  2. B

    Karlstor Gate

    The medieval Karlstor gate is one of Munich's remaining medieval town gates. The Karlstor gate forms part of the western gateway to the Altstadt and the pedestrianised shopping precinct along Neuhauser Strasse and Kaufinger Strasse.

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  3. C

    Schwabentor

    A block east of the Museum of Modern Art is the muralled, 13th-century Schwabentor, a massive city gate with tram tracks running under its arches. Trails nearby wind up to the forested Schlossberg.

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  4. D

    Flatowturm

    Emperor Wilhelm I also commissioned the Flatowturm, a tower modelled after a medieval town gate in Frankfurt am Main.

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  5. E

    Nauener Tor

    The fanciful 1755 Nauener Tor is a fairytale-like triumphal arch.

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  6. F

    Brandenburger Tor

    Luisenplatz is dominated by the baroque Brandenburger Tor.

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  7. G

    Martinstor

    One of Freiburg's two surviving town gates.

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