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Tor der Toten Rheinberg

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Kreis Wesel

Rheinberg

Tor der Toten Rheinberg

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Tor der Toten Rheinberg

Name: Tor der Toten Rheinberg
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Location: Rheinberg, Kreis Wesel, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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2. St. Peter's Church (Rheinberg) – Historic Old Town of Rheinberg loop from Ossenberg

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3. Historic Old Town of Rheinberg – Tor der Toten Rheinberg loop from Rheinberg (Rheinland)

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

February 17, 2023

"The Gate of the Dead is located on the Lower Rhine in the district of Wesel, east of the city center of Rheinberg, near the market square. It is located on the old ramparts of the former city fortifications on the Rhine meadows.
The Gate of the Dead is not a warrior's memorial.
Rather, it should express the hope of overcoming war and tyranny.
The memorial to the dead was inaugurated on June 17, 1964. It commemorates all victims of the wars of 1866, 1870/71 and the two world wars of 1914/18 and 1939/45 from Rheinberg-Mitte.
Shown is a symbolically open to the east gate made of two 12 m high shells made of Rheinkiesbeton. These concrete shells enclose a 3 m wide and 2.50 m high bronze plate.
Covered in front with three bronze crosses, the bronze plate bears the inscription on the inside:

We have gone before you in dark times. Think of us and see the will of the one who gives and takes.

The overall design comes from the architect Dr. Tony Hermanns.
The bronze plate was created by the well-known sculptor Fritz Koenig.
The small sculptures in the interior were made by Wolfgang Kuhn."
medienwerkstatt-online.de/lws_wissen/anleitung/showcard.php?id=38526&edit=0

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_der_Toten
rp-online.de/nrw/top10-rheinland/tor-der-toten-rheinberg_aid-9223759
architektur-bildarchiv.de/image/Tor-der-Toten-Rheinberg-96704.html

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Elevation 30 m

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Location: Rheinberg, Kreis Wesel, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Budberg Wetlands and Meadows – Rheinberg's Historic Old Town loop from Budberg

2. St. Peter's Church (Rheinberg) – Historic Old Town of Rheinberg loop from Ossenberg

3. Historic Old Town of Rheinberg – Tor der Toten Rheinberg loop from Rheinberg (Rheinland)

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