The Sendlinger Tor (translated: ''Sendling Gate'') is a
city gate
A city gate is a gate which is, or was, set within a city wall. It is a type of fortified gateway.
Uses
City gates were traditionally built to provide a point of controlled access to and departure from a walled city for people, vehicles, goods ...
at the southern extremity of the historic old town area of
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
. It served as a fortification for defence and is one of Munich's three remaining
gothic town gates (the other two being the
Isartor and the
Karlstor).
Location
Sendlinger Tor (located at Sendlinger Str 49) lies at the southern end of Sendlinger Strasse, the north-south thoroughfare through Munich's old town. Sendlinger Tor thus separates the old city from the Isar suburb. Sendlinger Tor is at an altitude of above sea level.
History
As part of the great urban expansion by
Ludwig the Bavarian (from 1285 to 1337), a second city wall with four town gates was built, of which Sendlinger Tor was one. In 1318, Sendlinger Tor was first mentioned as a starting point for the road to Italy, but probably existed earlier. Originally, there was only the distinctive central tower gate (typical of the Munich city gates of the time). In 1420 that was supplemented by the two
flanking towers, which were required to terminate the end of the outer city wall properly.
In 1808 the central tower was demolished. In 1860 a restoration of the two remaining Medieval flanking towers and the wall with three arches took place. In 1906, these original three arches were replaced by the one large single arch.
In the
Second World War
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, the gate was barely damaged. It was refurbished in the 1980s. On the Sendlinger Tor, a remnant of the old city wall can still be seen, which previously went up the Herzog-Wilhelm-Str.
Public Transportation
It gives its name to the
Sendlinger Tor U-Bahn, Tramway and bus station, one of the main interchanges within Munich’s systems of public transport.
External links
Munich-Info*
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Buildings and structures completed in the 14th century
Buildings and structures in Munich
Gothic architecture in Munich
Tourist attractions in Munich
Gates of Munich