Eigelstein City Gate

Why go

It turns the idea of a vanished defensive circuit into a recognisable building. Walking around its mass and openings gives a sense of where travellers once entered the city, making it a useful northern counterpart to the surviving gate at Chlodwigplatz.

What to look for

• The gatehouse preserves a prominent part of the medieval fortification system.
• Its scale is easier to grasp by walking around both sides.

Useful to know

• Approach along the street to experience it first as a threshold.
• Compare it with Severins City Gate if following the former wall across Cologne.

Your next visit

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