Karlstor (Karlsruhe)
The Karlstor ( ) is a central square in the city center of Karlsruhe and one of the places where one of the former city gates stood. The buildings at Karlstor were designed by the architect and construction director Heinrich Hübsch . The gate was named after Grand Duke Karl Friedrich .
history
The Karlstor was one of six former city gates and was built between 1828 and 1830. It consisted of a lattice arch and two guard houses in the style of historicism . The Karlstor existed in its function until 1912. The gate system was demolished in 1873. One of the guard houses was removed in 1912. The eastern sentry box remained in place until 1967 and was used as a kiosk . In the course of major urban redevelopment measures on the adjacent Kriegsstrasse , this too was finally destroyed. There is now a fountain on the site. At Karlstor is the Weltzien house of Friedrich Weinbrenner , the residence of the chemist and university professor Karl Weltzien . Adjacent to the Karlstor is the Hereditary Grand Ducal Palace , which today serves as the main building of the Federal Court of Justice .
Others
In addition to the Karlstor, there were five other city gates, the Durlacher Tor , the Linkenheimer Tor , the Rüppurrer Tor , the Ettlinger Tor and the Mühlburger Tor . None of the former city gates still exist today. Individual parts of the former gates have been integrated into other buildings.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 0 ′ 20.7 ″ N , 8 ° 23 ′ 41.2 ″ E