Schwabinger Gate

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Schwabinger Gate

The Schwabinger Tor was a city ​​gate of the second city wall of medieval Munich .

location

The Schwabinger Tor was in the second city wall in the north of the old town, a little north of today's Feldherrnhalle . Since Theatinerstraße and Residenzstraße converged here, in contrast to the two “inner” Schwabinger gates ( front Schwabinger gate and rear Schwabinger gate ) only one “outer” Schwabinger gate was required.

history

The Schwabinger Tor is mentioned for the first time in 1319. Originally it was a 30 m high gate tower. In the 15th century it was given a front gate, which, like the Neuhauser Tor, was a gate passage in the wall, which was flanked by two square towers. After a small chapel nearby, the gate was also called "Our Lord's Gate". In 1817 it was demolished for the construction of the axis Odeonsplatz - Ludwigstrasse .

literature

  • Christian Behrer: Ground monument preservation in Munich . In: Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation (Hrsg.): Monuments in Bavaria - independent cities and districts . Volume I.2 / 1, third volume 1: City of Munich center. Karl M. Lipp Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-87490-586-2 , p. L .
  • Michael Weithmann: Castles in Munich . Stiebner Verlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-8307-1036-4 , pp. 108 f .

Web links

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Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 31.9 ″  N , 11 ° 34 ′ 39.1 ″  E