Holstentor is one of the two remaining city gates of the city of Lübeck. Built in 1464, this gate now serves as a museum and tourist spots made in Germany. Holstentor is unique in its architecture, two round towers Because the arched entrance was regarded as a symbol of the city of Lübeck. Together with the center of the old town (Altstadt) Lubeck is one of the major tourist attractions in Germany.
Holstentor (which in German means Holsten Gate) is a Gothic-style brick gate, and one of the surviving gates in addition Burgtor and is a bastion of the medieval city of Lubeck in Germany. The building consists of two circular towers on the north and south by Arka-shaped gate. The four-story building. Currently Holstentor regarded as the greatest landmarks in Lubeck. Together with the Altstadt of Lübeck, two landmarks is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
History
The main gate was built by a builder Hinrich Helmsted between the years 1464 and 1478. Built in 1585 as the city's main gate, was built as a defense Holstentor of attack in the western city. Original gate was destroyed.
The new building [in the picture] was built with inadequate foundations. Because Holstentor sank underground, so the danger of collapse. Very severe, in the 1863 survey, the most in the arrow hole located 50cm from the ground. So that the building could collapse at any time.
But it did not happen until 1871 when the authorities take steps to save the building, but the building was still sinking. However, this improvement works when a refurbishment program and soil stabilization carried out in 1933/34. And also with procedures performed in 2005/2006.
Since 1950, Holstentor turned into a museum dedicated to the history of the city's defense. In 2002, the museum changed to be modernized. Torture room installed in 1950 at the museum have been destroyed because of the interest of authenticity. The museum is currently held by Kulturstiftung Hansestadt Lübeck.
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