The Hahnentor This gate, "nova porta", has a Overhead clearance of 8 meters and a width of 6m. Around 1880
Hahnentor the demolition of the entire city fortifications were excluded, so that it remains as a memento of that time. 1880 Hahnentor a historical museum was built. After the destruction in World War II has been completely restored. Today, the Hahnentor an exhibition center for young Cologne artists. "The Hahnentor" as in example of the 13th century:
This gate, Which Was Called "nova porta", has a height of 8 m and a width of 6 m. In about 1880 the city wall was demolished, except the "Hahnentor", in order to remind of the Roman days. Today this gate is a place for young painters to expose their works.
Cologne : the Roman North Gate COLOGNE
The Roman north gate, Whose right side entrance can be seen at the Cologne Cathedral today,
is a fragment of the Roman city wall of Cologne. The north gate in those times had three passages, the one in the middle was 8.60 m high and the two side entrances were 6.30 m high. Some rests of the city wall can be seen in the public car park underneath the cathedral.
the still visible remains of the Roman north gate to the cathedral square were originally part of the Roman city wall, which at the time was found at this place.
The north gate was then three runs, an average width of 5.60 m and 8.60 m in height, and two side entrances of 1.90 width.
1971, to the east of the northwestern Torburgenauf Cathedral Square, where he is visiting today. Other remains of the wall can be found, freely accessible, was in the garage under the archway of the Roman dom.de north gate, where he was the right side passage. The North Gate is located directly by the Tourism Office. The central arch with initials of Cologne as a Roman colony (CCAA) is exhibited in the Roman Germanic Museum. Between Cologne Tourist Office and the Cologne Cathedral. .