Türkentor (Munich)

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The Turkish Gate in 2010 after the renovation
The Turkish Gate in 2006 before its renovation

The Türkentor is a listed building in the Munich art area . It is the only remaining building of the Turkish barracks built in 1826 , the barracks of the Royal Bavarian Infantry Body Regiment . The name Turk barracks is derived from the Türkenstrasse . This name in turn goes back to the Turks' Trench along Kurfürstenstrasse, which was allegedly dug by Turkish prisoners of war from the time of the Turkish wars in the early 18th century. The moat was to become a waterway that, as part of the north Munich canal system, was to connect the Electoral Munich Residence with Schleissheim Palace .

The Türkentor was renovated between 2008 and 2010, for which the Pinakothek der Moderne foundation made 780,000 euros available. The renovation was carried out by the Berlin architects Sauerbruch Hutton using water-struck bricks from a private brick factory in the Osnabrück region. The Türkentor, which reopened in October 2010, has since been home to the Large Red Sphere sculpture by the American artist Walter De Maria, acquired by the Brandhorst Foundation .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Türkentor becomes an accessible art space. (PDF; 21 kB) Pinakothek der Moderne foundation secures funding. Pinakothek der Moderne Foundation, July 15, 2008, accessed on October 27, 2013 .
  2. ↑ German Bauzeitschrift. Retrieved June 18, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Opening of the Turk Gate. münchen.de, accessed on December 22, 2012 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 50 ″  N , 11 ° 34 ′ 25 ″  E