Torhaus

The gatehouse to Meißen, also known as the middle castle gate, secured the access to the castle complex in the Middle Ages.

The gatehouse, also known as the middle castle gate, secured the access to the castle complex in the Middle Ages. In 1580 the Kornschreiber Schulze, the owner of the neighboring property, also received the gatehouse from the Elector. For a long time the buildings were in one hand.

In 1761, the master modeler Christian H. KÄNDER, brother of the famous porcelain designer Johann Joachim KÄNDER, bought the "house at the castle gate".

In 1828/29 the romantic Ludwig Richter (painter and drawing teacher at the porcelain factory) lived in one of the apartments in today's houses 13 and 14.

In 1880 the "Thorthurmgebäude" was occupied by the chief burner of the royal porcelain factory Julius Kohl. Other users were the artist Oskar Zwintscher and Konrad Hentschel, the creator of the Hentschel children.

The gatehouse was used for residential purposes until 1989, after which it was renovated and set up as a museum in 1997. The Meißen City Museum showed the living culture and art of the Biedermeier family on two floors of the gatehouse.

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The grand castle courtyard with cathedral and castle can be reached through the sublime gatehouse.

The beautifully restored gatehouse deserves a long visit.

Ascent made and let in :-)

The sequence of the outer and middle castle gate offers a wonderful entrance to the castle hill with the cathedral square.

Very beautiful old town under the Meissen Castle with narrow, winding streets!

Very nice to look at. Thanks for the tip.