Bridge Gate (Traben-Trarbach)
The Brückentor of Traben-Trarbach on the Mosel is the symbol of the city and is on the south bank of the local Moselbrücke. Erected as a decorative bridge according to plans by Bruno Möhring , it has housed a café-restaurant since its construction. In the 1960s, a gallery with changing exhibitions was added through renovation .
history
The gate was built to designs by the Berlin architect Bruno Möhring after the Moselle bridge had been completed in 1899. It was Möhring's first order in Traben-Trarbach, which was to be followed by several others. In the course of time the historicist building has undergone several alterations; most recently in 1967, when its central building was extended. In contrast to the bridge, which was blown up on March 13, 1945 and rebuilt in 1947/48, the gate remained intact during World War II and was thus preserved in its pre-war condition.
description
The bridge gate is a building on which various historical elements can be seen, but Art Nouveau features predominate. The gate consists of three components. The first is the main tower, which is adjoined by a small pointed arched gate with a flanking ornamental column . The second element is the middle section spanning the street with an archway to which the third component of the gate, a small side tower, is attached.
The main tower has a horseshoe-shaped floor plan. The ogival entrance to the tavern , which is located in the bridge gate, is located on the ground floor . The upper floor of the main tower is clad with slate , which is repeated in the roof shingles of the conical tower spire. The roof merges into a gable roof on the north side facing the bridge . The facade of the tower on the Moselle side shows a chimney in the middle , which ends up in a pinnacle in the form of a stylized defensive tower . At the lower end of the gable has plastic decorations on both sides in the form of allegorical female heads. On the south side, a small pointed arched gate joins the main tower, into which a staircase from the Moselle promenade leads. The stone gate is flanked by a richly decorated, octagonal column, the top of which is a sculpture depicting a raven with its young in the nest. The pillar and gate are literally overloaded with decorative elements and thus stood in stark contrast to the bridge, which was purely functional architecture. The stone carvings come from the Traben-Trarbacher sculptor Wendhut.
The central building with its red sandstone archway spans the street and the footpaths on both sides. Above the top of the arch, on the southern side, there is a life-size relief representation of a dancing couple of winemakers . In a round arch runs fries , which continues in the adjoining tower. Like the larger main tower, this has a slate-clad upper floor and a slate helmet. Two upper floors rise above the archway, of which the upper one was built on a roof terrace that was once crenellated . In the soffit of the gateway there is a stone tablet on the west side, the inscription of which informs about the construction of the Moselle bridge.
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literature
- Hartmut Georg Urban: Comments on the bridge gate in Traben-Trarbach . In: Jens Friedhoff, Olaf Wagener (ed.): Romanticism and historicism on the Moselle. Transfigured Middle Ages or dominated modernity? Michael Imhof, Petersberg 2009, ISBN 978-3-86568-518-6 , pp. 173-181.
Web links
- Entry for the bridge gate in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry on the bridge gate in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region ; accessed on March 2, 2016.
- ^ HG Urban: Comments on the bridge gate in Traben-Trarbach. Pp. 179-180.
- ^ HG Urban: Comments on the bridge gate in Traben-Trarbach. P. 180.
Coordinates: 49 ° 56 '53.7 " N , 7 ° 6' 54.3" E