Berliner Tor, Medieval city gate in Templin, Germany.
The Berliner Tor is a three-story brick structure with Gothic decorations and blind niches facing the city side. Its design includes walkways on the field-facing side and once served as a protective structure within the medieval fortifications.
The gate was built in the second half of the 13th century together with Templin's town wall, which was 1,735 m long, and is linked to it by a watch and defence structure above the gateway passage. By 1860 the gate had become dilapidated; it was renewed and converted into a granary, its roof enlarged and fitted with a winch so that goods could be loaded directly through new hatches on the northern side.
The gate's name refers to the road toward Berlin, one of several landward gates of Templin's 1,735-metre town wall. Its three floors now serve as exhibition space, so the former defensive passage is used for displays rather than traffic. The city-facing side carries blind niches, while the outer side was left largely plain because of its military role.
The gate is now accessible and functions as an exhibition space across multiple levels. Visitors should be aware that the interior has some steep stairs and the historic rooms vary in height.
In 1860 the gate was converted into a granary: the roof was enlarged and fitted with a winch, so goods could be hoisted directly through newly cut hatches on the northern side. The gate is part of a town wall that once ran 1,735 metres around Templin.
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