Part of the Porte des Allemands (German's Gate) city gate over the River Seille in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France.
"Veritable petite forteresse, avec ses tours, ses creneaux et ses machicoulis, la Porte des Allemands doit son nom aux chevaliers teutoniques, qui avaient fonde un hopital a proximite. Sa construction est entreprise en 1230, avec l'edification d'une premiere porte, orientee vers le centre ville, et formee de deux tours relativement etroites. Elle fut encore renforcee par la construction en 1445 de deux nouvelles tours, plus imposantes, dotees de nombreux elements d'architecture militaire afin de controler l'acces au pont qui enjambe la Seille." Google translate "Veritable fortress, with towers, battlements and portcullis, the Porte des Allemands is named after the Teutonic Knights, who had founded a hospital nearby. Its construction was begun in 1230, with the edification of a first door, orientated towards the city center, consisting of two towers and relatively narrow. She was even reinforced by the construction in 1445 of two new towers, most impressive, featuring many elements of military architecture in order to control access to the bridge over the Seille."
Size: 2405px × 3624px
Location: Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: allemands, bridge, capital, city, des, fortification, fortified, fortress, france, french, gallo-roman, gate, gates, germans, historic, knights, lorraine, merovingian, metz, moselle, north, northern, porte, ramparts, river, seille, stone, teutonic, towers
