Leipzig Gate (Berlin)
The Leipziger Tor was a city gate of the fortifications built in Berlin in the 17th century .
The gate, built in 1683, which was considered the most beautiful and representative of all Berlin fortress gates, was located in the southwest of the city. In 1738 it was demolished; From then on, the new Potsdamer Gate of the Berlin customs wall took over its function as a gate towards Potsdam . The Potsdamer Tor has therefore been synonymous with the New Leipzig Gate for a long time .
A gable structure rose above a rusticated basement with a round arched gate flanked by pilasters . The upper floor had no windows, but in its framed middle field formed the presentation area for a dedication to the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm I. To the side and above this tower trophies and slave figures were grouped.
The High Gate in Gdańsk is cited as an architectural model . The builder of the gate was Johann Arnold Nering .
Since the 18th century, the location of the former gate has been in the middle of the residential development at today's Niederwallstraße at the corner of Alte Leipziger Straße , the rest of the street that passed the gate and then outside the fortress wall - unlike today's Leipziger Straße - to the southwest and thus was oriented towards Leipzig .
literature
- Stefan Hirtz: Borders and city gates of Berlin: Positions of the gate systems in the city plan and their influence on the cityscape. Diploma thesis, 2000, ISBN 978-3-83242443-5 , p. 107.
Coordinates: 52 ° 30 ′ 44 ″ N , 13 ° 23 ′ 59 ″ E