architecture

Holsten Gate

Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Holstentor [German]

Architecture

historic names
Middle Holsten Gate
Mittleres Holstentor [German]
built
1478
culture
German
style/period
Brick Gothic
work type by function
since 1478
city gate
since 1950
museum

Specifications

stories (above ground)
4
number towers
2
towers
33.5 m

north tower
33.5 m

south tower

Geography

Europe » Western Europe » Germany » Schleswig-Holstein » Lübeck » City Centre
local language location name
Lübeck, Deutschland [German]
historical affiliations
1478-1806
Holy Roman Empire
1478-1806
Free Imperial City
1806-1811
Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck
1811-1813
Kingdom of France
1813-1871
Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Hanseatic City of Lübeck
type
cultural
criteria
IV
designation
reference
272bis