Marientor (Naumburg)
Marientor, Naumburg (Saale)
The Marientor in Naumburg (Saale) is the only city gate of the city fortifications that was formerly equipped with five gates that is still preserved today . The 1446 originating doppeltorige, kennel-like plant is a late form of the medieval Barbican is. Exterior and interior door close the of a late Gothic decorated battlements a surrounding yard.
The facility, which was also used as a prison between the 16th and 19th centuries, was extensively renovated at the end of the 1990s.
literature
- Gerd Baier, Elmar Faber, Eckhard Hollmann: Art Travel Guide German Democratic Republic. Brandenburg, Mecklenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia. Art and History from Romanticism to the Present. 4th, improved edition. Edition Leipzig, Leipzig 1990, ISBN 3-361-00074-2 .
Web links
Commons : Marientor - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′ 18 ″ N , 11 ° 48 ′ 45 ″ E