Uenglinger Tor
The Uenglinger Tor is next to the Tangermünder Tor one of the still preserved city gates of Stendal . It was built in the late Middle Ages between 1450 and 1460.
Originally Stendal had several gates and towers, some of which were demolished in the 18th century. The Uenglinger Tor is one of the most beautiful city gates in northern Germany .
Its magnificent 15th-century structure served as part of the north wall to defend and represent the rich medieval city. The tower opened the way to the Uenglingen to the west , hence its name. Since its restoration from around 1989, the 27.5 m high tower has been accessible again in summer and offers a comprehensive view of Stendal through the battlements on its viewing platform .
The Uenglinger Tor was evidently the inspiration for the design of an industrial monument in the Ruhr area: The wages hall of the Adolf von Hansemann colliery in Mengede looks almost exactly the same, at least in the middle part of its facade, except that a wages hall cannot do without side wings. The water tower in Lüneburg is obviously based on the architectural model of the Uenglinger Tor.
illustration
- Heinrich Wilhelm Teichgräber: The Uenglinger Gate to Stendal . Eduard Pietzsch, Dresden 1839 ( digitized version )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Sights> Uenglinger Tor on the website of the Tourist Information of the Hanseatic City of Stendal
- ↑ The tower. Architectural model. In: www.wasserturm.net. Sponsoring association Wasserturm Lüneburg e. V., accessed on July 1, 2019 .
Coordinates: 52 ° 36 ′ 29 ″ N , 11 ° 51 ′ 8 ″ E