Mill Gate (Templin)
The Mühlentor , also known as Lychener Tor , is a gate of the listed city fortifications of Templin in Brandenburg .
location
It is located in the western part of the old town of Templin, at the beginning of the street leading towards Lychen .
Architecture and history
The gate is considered to be the oldest of the three gates of the Templin city fortifications and is also the smallest. It originated in the Gothic period in the first half of the 14th century. A previous building made of field stones was integrated into the current building. The gate tower is three-story and has a square floor plan. The gateway is designed as a pointed arch . On the side facing the city there are pointed arches, some of which have windows. Using fired clay slabs, three palmette friezes are arranged between them, separating the floors from each other. They are regarded as an indication of a connection with the building tradition of the Cistercians and the Chorin monastery . The tower gable is provided with pinnacles and narrow pointed arches. On the field side there are strong templates that were used to hold the portcullis . They are brought together above, below the pediment , in the form of a pointed arch. Above it is a crenellated platform originally used for defense.
The name Mühlentor results from the fact that there have been mills in the area of the entrance gate since Templin was founded. A last flour mill was operated there until 1990.
The premises of the mill gate were last used for a long time by folk art circles that dealt with the design of textiles and carvings. Currently (as of 2016), however, the rooms are unused.
literature
- Kristina Krüger, Dehio, Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler , Brandenburg , Deutscher Kunstverlag Munich Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-422-03054-9 , p. 1046 f.
- Max Lobedan, Helmut Schmertosch, Templin and the surrounding area , Stadt-Bild-Verlag Leipzig 1998, ISBN 3-931554-67-8 , p. 7 f.
See also
Web links
- Information about the mill gate at www.templin.de
- Information about the mill gate at www.templin-info.de
Coordinates: 53 ° 7 '17.4 " N , 13 ° 29' 45.6" E