146:
34:
255:
319:
153:
230:
modify the building. Under the direction of Carl Schäfer the tower was heightened from 22 to 60 metres and a new roof construction in the architectural style of the 15th century was added. An additional gate with a larger thoroughfare, designed in the same architectural style, was erected next to the original gate. A German
225:
served as the main access road from Höllental. There have been numerous restorations of the picture, the most recent of which was in 1851 by
Wilhelm Dürr. In 1968/69 the picture was removed. To date the local town council has still not been able to decide on a new image. As a result there remains a
229:
The
Martinstor underwent its biggest change in 1901. By this point, the surrounding buildings surmounted the old city gate and the old passageway had become too small for the growing city and the new tram infrastructure. Having momentarily considered demolition, the city council opted instead to
289:. The city council of Freiburg could not keep the company from putting up their sign, located above the archway, but could prevent the prominent red and yellow of the same in favour of a more neutral design.
186:, Germany, that have been preserved since medieval times. Both gates, the Martinstor and the Schwabentor, are located in the city centre. In medieval times the Martinstor was also known as
339:
263:
210:). Over the centuries it has been reconstructed several times. At one time, it also served as a prison and it was said of its occupants that they had donned "The Cloak of Martin".
344:
222:
145:
323:
218:
70:
349:
226:
blank spot in honour of the conflicts between the
Freiburg Civil Defence and the French Revolutionary Forces.
202:
research the wooden beams date back to the year 1202; the gate was first given documentary evidence in 1238 as
179:
129:
234:
was painted on the outer facade of the gate above the emblems of
Freiburg and of the nearby region of
183:
57:
239:
243:
213:
From the 17th century on the side of the gate facing the city was decorated with a picture of
33:
199:
238:, before it was removed in 1951. A replication of a baroque sandstone plate depicting the
214:
333:
286:
47:
285:
Inside the western part of the arch, which was built in 1901, is the entrance to a
254:
231:
267:
85:
72:
217:. During this time, due to the construction and leveling of the suburbs by
318:
253:
235:
282:. These women, all citizens of Freiburg, were executed in 1599.
262:
Next to the archway, facing the city center, there is a
125:
117:
109:
101:
64:
53:
43:
38:
The
Martinstor before its Neo-Gothic reconstruction
21:
16:Ancient building in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
340:Buildings and structures in Freiburg im Breisgau
270:in Freiburg on which three names are engraved:
221:, the gate's link to the city was lost. Thus,
8:
345:Tourist attractions in Freiburg im Breisgau
160:Location of Martinstor in Baden-Württemberg
32:
18:
7:
182:, is the older of the two gates of
178:), a former town fortification on
152:
14:
324:Martinstor (Freiburg im Breisgau)
317:
151:
144:
308:, a side street near the arch.
219:Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
1:
298:Theater am Martinstor (TAM)
366:
139:
135:
31:
26:
258:Modern view of the tower
27:Norsinger Tor (formerly)
304:are all located in the
208:Gate of the Holy Martin
105:60 metres (200 ft)
259:
204:"Porta Sancti Martini"
126:Architectural style(s)
86:47.993712°N 7.848921°E
294:Freiburger Markthalle
257:
246:was later installed.
326:at Wikimedia Commons
276:Catharina Stadelmann
184:Freiburg im Breisgau
180:Kaiser-Joseph-Straße
58:Freiburg im Breisgau
240:Double-headed eagle
200:dendrochronological
91:47.993712; 7.848921
82: /
268:burning of witches
266:commemorating the
260:
322:Media related to
272:Marghareta Mößmer
244:Holy Roman Empire
168:
167:
357:
350:Gates in Germany
321:
155:
154:
148:
97:
96:
94:
93:
92:
87:
83:
80:
79:
78:
75:
36:
19:
365:
364:
360:
359:
358:
356:
355:
354:
330:
329:
314:
252:
215:Martin of Tours
196:
164:
163:
162:
161:
158:
157:
156:
90:
88:
84:
81:
76:
73:
71:
69:
68:
39:
17:
12:
11:
5:
363:
361:
353:
352:
347:
342:
332:
331:
328:
327:
313:
312:External links
310:
251:
248:
195:
192:
166:
165:
159:
150:
149:
143:
142:
141:
140:
137:
136:
133:
132:
127:
123:
122:
119:
115:
114:
111:
107:
106:
103:
99:
98:
66:
62:
61:
55:
51:
50:
45:
41:
40:
37:
29:
28:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
362:
351:
348:
346:
343:
341:
338:
337:
335:
325:
320:
316:
315:
311:
309:
307:
306:Martinsgässle
303:
299:
295:
290:
288:
283:
281:
280:Anna Wolffart
277:
273:
269:
265:
256:
249:
247:
245:
241:
237:
233:
227:
224:
220:
216:
211:
209:
205:
201:
198:According to
193:
191:
189:
188:Norsinger Tor
185:
181:
177:
176:Martin's Gate
173:
147:
138:
134:
131:
128:
124:
121:Urban defence
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
95:
67:
63:
59:
56:
52:
49:
48:Fortification
46:
42:
35:
30:
25:
20:
305:
301:
297:
293:
291:
284:
279:
275:
271:
261:
228:
212:
207:
203:
197:
187:
175:
171:
169:
118:Original use
113:13th century
302:Martinsbräu
232:Reichsadler
89: /
65:Coordinates
334:Categories
287:McDonald's
223:Salzstraße
172:Martinstor
130:Neo-Gothic
74:47°59′37″N
22:Martinstor
174:(English
77:7°50′56″E
60:, Germany
300:and the
54:Location
250:Present
242:of the
206:(Latin
194:History
296:, the
264:tablet
102:Height
236:Baden
110:Built
292:The
278:and
170:The
44:Type
336::
274:,
190:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
