Türkentor, Arts venue and architectural heritage monument in Maxvorstadt, Munich, Germany.

The Türkentor is a gatehouse in the Kunstareal of Munich's Maxvorstadt, the only surviving structure of the Türkenkaserne barracks built in 1826 for the Royal Bavarian Infantry Lifeguards Regiment. Its brickwork was renewed between 2008 and 2010 with water-struck clinkers from a private brickworks near Osnabrück, and the gate now frames Walter De Maria's sculpture Large Red Sphere.

The gate is the only surviving part of the Türkenkaserne, built in 1826 for the Royal Bavarian Infantry Lifeguards Regiment. The barracks and gate were named after the Türkenstraße, which in turn took its name from the Türkengraben channel dug along the Kurfürstenstraße by Turkish prisoners of war in the early 18th century. That channel was intended as part of the Northern Munich Canal System linking the Munich Residenz with Schleissheim Palace.

The name Türkentor comes from the Türkenstraße, which in turn refers to the Türkengraben, a canal said to have been dug by Turkish prisoners of war in the early 18th century. The gate now houses Walter De Maria's sculpture Large Red Sphere, bought by the Stiftung Brandhorst.

The Türkentor stands in the Kunstareal in Maxvorstadt, on the Türkenstraße side of the Pinakothek der Moderne, so it can be combined with a visit to the neighbouring museums. The gatehouse is a freestanding structure with the red sphere visible through its opening; the surrounding square is open and level, and the sculpture is best seen in daylight.

The Large Red Sphere was bought by the Stiftung Brandhorst and placed in the gatehouse when it reopened in October 2010. The restoration cost 780,000 euro, funded by the Stiftung Pinakothek der Moderne, and was carried out by the Berlin architects Sauerbruch Hutton using water-struck clinker bricks from a private brickworks near Osnabrück.