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St. Alban Gate

St. Alban Gate

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St. Alban Gate

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Location: Basel-Stadt, Nordwestschweiz, Switzerland

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Paul

March 17, 2022

St. Alban Gate, Basel
The St. Alban Gate (called Dalbedoor in Basel German) is a former city gate of the city of Basel and 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.
The St. Alban Gate was first mentioned in history in 1230. The complex was partially destroyed in the Basel earthquake of 1356, but was rebuilt from 1362 onwards. In 1374, the year of its completion, it was explicitly mentioned again in a guard order, but not as a city gate, but as a tower that the residents had to guard. It was not until 1387 that the "sant Albansthor" was mentioned in a weapons inventory.
Text / Source: Wikipedia
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Alban-Tor#:~:text=Alban%2DTor%20(baseldeutsch%20Dalbedoor%20genannt,wurde%20first%20mentioned%20historically%20in%201230.

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Paul

March 17, 2022

Fortifications of St. Alban, Basel
Preserved parts
The shape of the Spalentor is striking, as it differs from the typical one. In contrast to the gates of St. Alban and St. Johann, the Spalentor had two flanking round towers added to the square gate tower, which protruded into the moat. This measure was undoubtedly taken out of consideration for its exposed location. The gate was at the outermost point, and on both sides the wall bent back towards the city.
The "Letzimauer" in the "Dalbeloch", the only remaining remnant of the late medieval ring wall, gives an idea of the type of construction of the walls and wall towers. Although battlements like this were only present in particularly vulnerable places, the other components probably reflect the typical shape.
The city moat, which is now filled in and has walls lined on both sides, was 17 m wide and about 4.5 m deep. The city wall is 0.9 m thick; the distance between the wall towers is 70 m, i.e. 15 m more than the wall towers on the inner city wall, which are designed for bow-shot range. The 15 to 19 m high towers rise above the top of the wall by two covered floors and protrude about 4.4 m into the city moat. The modest strength of the wall explains doubts about its resistance, and the necessary extension was achieved through additional works and a large artillery park. When the Armagnacs approached (1493/94), bulwarks were built at the Spalen and Steinentor gates, and new bullet holes were made in the ring wall and in the towers. The bulwarks, like some of the later ones, consisted mainly of earthen ramparts.
Text / Source: Basler Bauten
basler-bauten.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54:aeussere-stadtmauer&catid=46:stadtbefestig

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November 9, 2018

St. Alban Tor (called "Dalbedoor" in Basel German) is a former city gate of the city of Basel and a former part of the city wall. It is one of the three city gates that still exist today and is a listed building.

The St. Alban Tor was first mentioned in history in 1230. In the earthquake of 1356, the plant was partially destroyed, rebuilt in 1362. In 1374, the year of completion, it is explicitly mentioned again in a watch order. However, not as a city gate, but as a tower, which would have to guard the residents. It is not until 1387 that there is talk in a weapons inventory of the "Sant Albanhorst".

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