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[[File:Leb 26a.jpg|thumb|Talburgtor with Old Town Hall, Carl August Lebschée, 1853]]
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-00672, München, Blick vom Rathausturm.jpg|thumb|View from the New Town Hall to the Talburgtor, 1923]]
The '''Talburgtor''', also called ''Talbrucktor'', was one of the five [[city gate]]s built in the late 12th century, as first [[Defensive wall|city walls]] of [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[Munich]]. The Talburgtor was also called ''Unteres Tor'' (Lower Gate), ''Taltor'' or ''Rathausturm'' (Town Hall Tower). It was located in the east of the old town on the site where the town hall tower still stands today on the south side of the [[Old Town Hall, Munich|Old Town Hall]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== History ==
The gate was first mentioned in 1301 under the name porta inferior (Lower Gate) in correspondence to it lying west of the city ''Oberes Tor'' (Upper Gate) or ''Kaufingertor''. Through these two gates, the salt road led through Munich to the west. Since the ''Kaufingertor'' was already referred to as ''Oberes Tor'' in 1239, it can be assumed that its counterpart, the ''Unteres Tor'', existed at that time as well.
The Talburgtor was a simple tower with gate passage. From 1392-94, the gate was redesigned as a city hall tower, and in 1460 it was destroyed along with the Old Town Hall, by a lightning strike. From 1470 to 1480, [[Jörg von Halsbach|Jörg von Halspach]] built the Old Town Hall with town hall tower in late [[Gothic art|Gothic style]] again parallel to the construction of the ''[[Frauenkirche]]''. In this version, the tower is also depicted on the oldest Munich cityscape in the [[Nuremberg Chronicle]] of 1493.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
In the 16th century, the façade was [[Fresco|frescoed]] and the tower received an [[onion dome]]. Therefore, the tower depicted the city model of Munich as shown in 1570 by Jakob Sandtner. In the 19th century the tower recieved a neo gothic pointed helmet.
In 1944 the tower was heavily damaged by bombs and later demolished. In 1972 it was [[Reconstruction (architecture)|rebuilt]] in late Gothic style, as it was built by Halspach.
== Miscellaneous ==
The Town Hall Tower today houses the Toy Museum.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Away from the town hall tower, on the outside wall of the Old Town Hall, stands a statue of [[Romeo and Juliet|Juliet]] of [[Verona]], a present from the Munich [[Twin cities|twin city]] Verona.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== References ==
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Munich]]
[[Category:Historicist architecture in Munich]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Munich]]
[[Category:Heritage sites in Bavaria]]
[[Category:Culture in Munich]]
[[Category:Clock towers]]
[[Category:Towers in Germany]]
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-00672, München, Blick vom Rathausturm.jpg|thumb|View from the New Town Hall to the Talburgtor, 1923]]
The '''Talburgtor''', also called ''Talbrucktor'', was one of the five [[city gate]]s built in the late 12th century, as first [[Defensive wall|city walls]] of [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[Munich]]. The Talburgtor was also called ''Unteres Tor'' (Lower Gate), ''Taltor'' or ''Rathausturm'' (Town Hall Tower). It was located in the east of the old town on the site where the town hall tower still stands today on the south side of the [[Old Town Hall, Munich|Old Town Hall]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== History ==
The gate was first mentioned in 1301 under the name porta inferior (Lower Gate) in correspondence to it lying west of the city ''Oberes Tor'' (Upper Gate) or ''Kaufingertor''. Through these two gates, the salt road led through Munich to the west. Since the ''Kaufingertor'' was already referred to as ''Oberes Tor'' in 1239, it can be assumed that its counterpart, the ''Unteres Tor'', existed at that time as well.
The Talburgtor was a simple tower with gate passage. From 1392-94, the gate was redesigned as a city hall tower, and in 1460 it was destroyed along with the Old Town Hall, by a lightning strike. From 1470 to 1480, [[Jörg von Halsbach|Jörg von Halspach]] built the Old Town Hall with town hall tower in late [[Gothic art|Gothic style]] again parallel to the construction of the ''[[Frauenkirche]]''. In this version, the tower is also depicted on the oldest Munich cityscape in the [[Nuremberg Chronicle]] of 1493.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
In the 16th century, the façade was [[Fresco|frescoed]] and the tower received an [[onion dome]]. Therefore, the tower depicted the city model of Munich as shown in 1570 by Jakob Sandtner. In the 19th century the tower recieved a neo gothic pointed helmet.
In 1944 the tower was heavily damaged by bombs and later demolished. In 1972 it was [[Reconstruction (architecture)|rebuilt]] in late Gothic style, as it was built by Halspach.
== Miscellaneous ==
The Town Hall Tower today houses the Toy Museum.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Away from the town hall tower, on the outside wall of the Old Town Hall, stands a statue of [[Romeo and Juliet|Juliet]] of [[Verona]], a present from the Munich [[Twin cities|twin city]] Verona.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== References ==
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Munich]]
[[Category:Historicist architecture in Munich]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Munich]]
[[Category:Heritage sites in Bavaria]]
[[Category:Culture in Munich]]
[[Category:Clock towers]]
[[Category:Towers in Germany]]
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