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Spalentor City Gate

Spalentor City Gate

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Spalentor City Gate

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Location: Basel-Stadt, Nordwestschweiz, Switzerland

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1. Basel Market Square – Basel Town Hall loop from Huningue

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2. Basel Town Hall – Basel Minster (Basler Münster) loop from Basel Badischer Bahnhof

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3. Basel Town Hall – Basel Minster (Basler Münster) loop from Basel Badischer Bahnhof

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Paul

March 17, 2022

Spalentor, Basel
The Spalentor is a former city gate of the city of Basel and, as a successor to the Spalenschwibbogen, which was demolished in 1838, is a former part of the Basel city wall. It is one of the three city gates that still exist today and is a listed building. It is considered one of the most beautiful city gates in Switzerland.
In October 1356, a major earthquake turned old Basel into a pile of rubble. The people of Basel at the time set about rebuilding their homes. They immediately surrounded their newly built Rhine city with a high wall belt and a moat in front of it, incorporating the suburbs into the wall ring. They reinforced the curtain wall with over 40 defensive towers; 7 of them were gate towers and the Spalen Gate is one of them. It looks out over the large approach route that led from France to the Rhine city and protected the Spalenvorstadt behind the gate.
Towards the end of the 19th century, the city wall inhibited Basel's growth and was viewed as restrictive and outdated. So they began to dismantle the circular wall and most of the towers, gates and walls were demolished and disappeared from the modern cityscape. In addition to the St. Johanns Gate and the St. Alban Gate, the Spalen Gate was also spared. The gate has been free since the city fortifications were demolished.
Text/Source: Wikipedia
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spalentor

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Úlfhéðinn

April 16, 2018

One of the 3 remaining city gates of Basel. A trip is worthwhile

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Kristian

May 6, 2024

The Spalentor is the most magnificent and imposing of the three city gates that have survived from the great city fortifications of 1400. It is a former city gate of the city and corresponds to the former Spalenschwibbogen on the inner Basel city wall.

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Spalentor City Gate

1. Basel Market Square – Basel Town Hall loop from Huningue

2. Basel Town Hall – Basel Minster (Basler Münster) loop from Basel Badischer Bahnhof

3. Basel Town Hall – Basel Minster (Basler Münster) loop from Basel Badischer Bahnhof

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