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Eschenheimer Turm (Eschenheim Tower) was a city gate, part of the late-medieval fortifications of Frankfurt am Main, and is a landmark of the city. The tower, which was erected at the beginning of the fifteenth century, is at once the oldest and most unaltered building in the largely reconstructed Frankfurter Neustadt (new town), now better ...
Der Eschenheimer Turm war ein Stadttor der spätmittelalterlichen Frankfurter Stadtbefestigung. Er ist ein Wahrzeichen der Stadt Frankfurt am Main und Namensgeber für das Eschenheimer Tor und den U-Bahnhof Eschenheimer Tor. Der Anfang des 15. Jahrhunderts errichtete Turm ist eines der ältesten zugleich fast völlig im Originalzustand ...
In its center stands the preserved, most representative gate tower of the Gothic city wall, the Eschenheimer Turm (it was built Klaus Mengoz and Madern Gerthener, 1400-1428). The building srrounding the square dates from the 1950s.
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Sep 10, 2016 · Erected at the beginning of the fifteenth century, the Eschenheimer Turm tower is the oldest and most unaltered building in the largely reconstructed Frankfurter Neustadt (new town), now better known as the Frankfurt-Innenstadt (city center).
At 47 meters, it is one of the highest late Gothic gate towers in Germany. It was built between 1400 and 1428 by the cathedral master builder Madern Gerthener as a city gate of the late medieval Frankfurt city fortifications.
Learn about the history and architecture of the Eschenheim Tower, one of 42 former city fortifications in Frankfurt. Find out how to get there by public transport and see photos of the tower.
Jul 9, 2015 · Standing right in the middle of downtown Frankfurt, surrounded by modern high-rises, is an early 15th century tower called Eschenheimer Turm. The tower was once part of a massive fortification that consisted of nearly sixty towers and walls that encircled the city.
