The Germans' Gate ( ) is a medieval
bridge castle
Bridge Castle is an L-plan castle, dating from the 16th century, standing on a rocky site north west of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland,Maurice Lindsay (1986) ''The Castles of Scotland''. Constable. p97 on the west of the Barbauchlaw Burn ...
and
city gate
A city gate is a gate which is, or was, set within a city wall. It is a type of fortified gateway.
Uses
City gates were traditionally built to provide a point of controlled access to and departure from a walled city for people, vehicles, goods ...
in
Metz
Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...
,
France
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. It is "a relic of the medieval fortifications, with two 13th century round towers and two gun bastions of the 15th century." It is a ''
monument historique
() is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, ...
'' of France (list number: PA00106837).
References
External links
La Porte des Allemands
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Buildings and structures in Metz
City gates
Monuments historiques of Moselle (department)
Military history of Metz