In 2010 the "Siegfried Monument for Xanten" was erected. The Gate of the Nibelungs or Nibelungen Gate nestles into the already impressive medieval town skyline.

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February 22, 2025

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The "Gate of the Nibelungs" is not an "Old Gate" discovered during excavations but a work by the sculptor Christoph Wilmsen-Wiegmann from 2010.

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Bettina S.

March 19, 2023

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The old gate was probably discovered during excavations.

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