Königstor (Stettin)
The King's Gate in Stettin , actually Anklamer Gate , is a remnant of the Stettin Fortress .
description
The Königstor is built in classic proportions .
It shows war trophies and Mars as an allegory of war and Hercules as an allegory for heroism. The initials of King Friedrich Wilhelm I can be seen in a cartouche with the Prussian eagle . The laurel wreath symbolizes triumph; the shield, the honor; the palm leaves, the virtues and olive leaves, peace.
Today there is a café in the gate .
history
In the Great Northern War , after the siege of Stettin in 1713 , in the Peace of Stockholm in 1720 , Friedrich Wilhelm I bought back parts of Western Pomerania , which had fallen to the Swedes at the end of the Thirty Years' War in the Peace of Westphalia , in a purchase agreement. As a reminder of the happy return of the Duchy of Stettin, he had the magnificent portal built during the renovation of the fortress at Anklamer Tor. The architect was the fortress builder Gerhard Cornelius von Walrave , the stone carvings were created by the sculptor Bartolomé Damart . When the fortress was razed in 1875, Hugo Lemcke campaigned for the preservation of the royal gate. After 1945 Szczecin became Polish. The Königstor has been kept in exemplary condition by Polish restorers to this day.
- gallery
Hercules
Mars
The Prussian eagle
Side view
literature
- Otto Kunkel , Hans Bernhard Reichow : Stettin - the way it was. Photographed contemporary history Droste, 2nd edition, Droste, Düsseldorf 1975, ISBN 3-7700-0351-9 .
- Martin Wehrmann : History of the City of Szczecin. Weltbild, Augsburg 1993 (unmodified reprint of the 1911 edition of Stettin), ISBN 3-89350-119-3 . (Last major city chronicle in German.)
- Ernst Völker: Stettin - data and images on the city's history. G. Rautenberg, Leer 1986, ISBN 3-7921-0317-6 .
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Coordinates: 53 ° 25 ′ 42.2 ″ N , 14 ° 33 ′ 24 ″ E