The so-called Crooked Gate is part of the Merseburg Cathedral. It was built as part of the fortifications. Today it is an impressive witness of the Middle Ages.

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The Krumme Tor belonged to the outermost of three wall rings of the Domburg. The fortifications were built in the High Middle Ages. In the period around 1430, the original crooked gate, consisting of a round gate tower and the actual gate system, was renewed. The gate system was demolished in 1822, but then rebuilt in 1888 in a modified, romanticized form. The original tower was preserved. The original design of the top of the tower, without crenellations, can be seen on the exposed north side.

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Location: Merseburg, Saalekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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