German Gate

The gate of the Germans is the only surviving fragment of the city fortifications of Metz. On December 3, 1966, they were included in the list of historical monuments. Once the gate, equipped with towers and teeth, was part of a stone bridge over the river Sel. The gate was named after the knights of the Teutonic Order, whose hospital was located nearby.

The construction of city fortifications began here in 1230, and in 1445, to control the movement of the bridge, gates were erected, consisting of two round towers, the architectural appearance of which was quite strict, devoid of a large number of decorative elements, excluding a small number of zoomorphic images. Only this part of the fortress wall has survived, the total length of which reached seven kilometers, and the thickness was 3.5 meters. On the arch there is an inscription of the XVI century, which preserved the mention of the initiators of construction and the architect.