Treptower Tor, City gate in Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Treptower Tor is the eastern gate of Neubrandenburg's fortifications, built in the mid-14th century in North German Brick Gothic style. At 31.8 metres it is the tallest of the city's four gates. The complex also includes a foregate added in the early 15th century, a half-timbered guard house from the 18th century, and a telegraph office built in 1856.
The Treptower Tor was built in the mid-14th century in the North German Brick Gothic style as the eastern gate of Neubrandenburg's fortifications. In the early 15th century a foregate (Vortor) was added, followed in the 18th century by a half-timbered guard house that also served as a tax collector's residence. Since 1872 the main gate has housed the regional museum.
The gate now houses a regional museum with exhibits about early history and archaeological finds from the surrounding area. Visitors experience the region's past directly within these medieval walls.
The gate stands on the eastern side of the old town, where the road to Altentreptow once began. The main gate has housed the regional museum since 1872, so the entrance to the exhibitions is through the gate itself. The foregate, the 18th-century half-timbered guard house and the 1856 telegraph office stand next to it and can be seen from the street.
The gate provides access to four exhibition levels, with the uppermost level offering views across the Mecklenburg landscape. From this height, the city walls and surrounding land can be seen in their full extent.
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