Martinstor (Wangen im Allgäu)
The five-storey Martinstor , also called Lindauer Tor , made of Argen pebbles and bricks , is one of the three still existing city gates of the city of Wangen im Allgäu , along with the Frauentor and the Pfaffentor , the other two were demolished in the 19th century.
The gate was first mentioned in 1347 and closes the Paradiesstrasse in the old town to the southwest. The ogival gate passage still has remains of Gothic painting. It got its current form in 1608 with a renovation, an increase and the painting by Johann Andreas Rauch . Today's painting comes from August and Josef Braun from 1924. The painting shows St. Martin, Ulrich Rösch , Abbot of St. Gallen, and Rupert Neß , Abbot of Ottobeuren, and the coat of arms of the St. Gallen Monastery , the city Wangen, the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Kingdom of Württemberg . Above that there are blind arcades with painted clocks (one on both sides) and a sundial towards the city. The retracted tent roof is decorated with wrought iron gargoyles .
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- Dr. Annegret Kaiser: Monument conservation value plan for the entire Wangen im Allgäu complex , March 2, 2016
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Coordinates: 47 ° 41 ′ 8.5 ″ N , 9 ° 49 ′ 58.4 ″ E