Fortified gateway

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The Severin Gate in Cologne

A fortified gateway, sometimes a gate castle (German: Torburg), is a heavily fortified gateway of a castle or a city wall. Castle gateways of this type usually have additional fortifications in front of them. A common form is the tower gateway (Turmtorburg); a variant is the bastion gateway (Halbrundturmtorburg). They are common in Europe.

Examples in Europe

France

Château du Sou in Lacenas

Germany

Fortified gateway of Seeburg Palace
Porta Nigra in Trier
Marching Gate (double gate castle) in Aachen

United Kingdom

Coats of arms bearing a gate castle or fortified gate

See also