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A '''fortified gateway''' is an element of a variety of [[fortified]] structures, such as a [[castle]] or [[city wall|walled town]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-16 |title=Definition of | A '''fortified gateway''' is an element of a variety of [[fortified]] structures, such as a [[castle]] or [[city wall|walled town]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-16 |title=Definition of | ||
|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortification |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref> Fortified gates or gateways appear in the [[Bronze Age]] and reach into the modern times.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Israel: 5,500-year-old gate dating back to early bronze age, discovered! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/israel-5500-year-old-gate-dating-back-to-early-bronze-age-discovered/articleshow/102980219.cms |access-date=2024-03-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> | |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortification |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref> Fortified gates or gateways appear in the [[Bronze Age]] and reach into the modern times.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Israel: 5,500-year-old gate dating back to early bronze age, discovered! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/israel-5500-year-old-gate-dating-back-to-early-bronze-age-discovered/articleshow/102980219.cms |access-date=2024-03-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> | ||
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A fortified gateway is an element of a variety of fortified structures, such as a castle or walled town.[1] Fortified gates or gateways appear in the Bronze Age and reach into the modern times.[2]
City gate
Gatehouse
Torburg
In German, a "Torburg", lit. "gate castle", is a relatively autonomous and heavily fortified gateway of a castle or town. Medieval castle gateways of this type usually have additional fortifications in front of them. A common form is the tower gateway (German: Turmtorburg); a variant is the bastion gateway (German: Halbrundturmtorburg). They are common in Europe.
Examples in Europe
France
Germany
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- Deutsches Tor in Metz
- Ehrentor, Eigelsteintorburg, Hahnentorburg, Kuniberts Tower, Schaafentor and Severin Gate in Cologne
- Town fortifications of Erkelenz
- Friedländer Tor in Neubrandenburg
- Marching Gate and Bridge Gate in Aachen as well as Aachen's city walls
- Upper Gate in Neuss
- Fortified gateway of Seeburg Palace
- Star Gate in Bonn
- Fortified gateway of Stolberg Castle in Stolberg (Rhineland)
- Porta Alba, Porta Nigra and Imperial Baths in Trier
Romania (Transylvania)
- Stundturm in Sighișoara
United Kingdom
- Westgate at Canterbury
- Balkerne Gate at Colchester
- Bargate, Southampton
- Castle Upton in Templepatrick, Northern Ireland
- Kingsgate and Westgate, Winchester
- Monnow Bridge, Monmouth - the only surviving type in Britain with the gatehouse positioned on the bridge
- Portgate on Hadrian's Wall
- Five Arches Gate and Whitesand Gate at Tenby
- Micklegate Bar and other gates at York
On coats of arms
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Fortified gate in the Limerick coat of arms -
Fortified gate in the Dinslaken coat of arms -
Fortified gate in the Königswinter coat of arms -
Fortified gate in the Wiehl coat of arms
See also
References
- ↑ "Definition of" (in en). 2024-03-16. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortification.
- ↑ "Israel: 5,500-year-old gate dating back to early bronze age, discovered!". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/israel-5500-year-old-gate-dating-back-to-early-bronze-age-discovered/articleshow/102980219.cms.