Fortified gateway
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The Severin Gate in Cologne
A fortified gateway, sometimes a gate castle (German: Torburg), is a heavily fortified gateway of a castle or a city wall. Castle gateways of this type usually have additional fortifications in front of them. A common form is the tower gateway (Turmtorburg); a variant is the bastion gateway (Halbrundturmtorburg). They are common in Europe.
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Examples in Europe
France
Germany
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Fortified gateway of Seeburg Palace
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Marching Gate (double gate castle) in Aachen
- 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)
- Stundturm in Sighișoara
- Porta Alba, Porta Nigra and Imperial Baths in Trier
United Kingdom
- Westgate at Canterbury
- Balkerne Gate at Colchester
- Bargate, Southampton
- Castle Upton in Templepatrick, Northern Ireland
- Kingsgate and Westgate, Winchester
- Portgate on Hadrian's Wall
- Five Arches Gate and Whitesand Gate at Tenby
- Micklegate Bar and other gates at York
Coats of arms bearing a gate castle or fortified gate
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Fortified gate in the Limerick coat of arms
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Fortified gate in the Dinslaken coat of arms
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Fortified gate in the Königswinter coat of arms
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Fortified gate in the Wiehl coat of arms
