France · 13th century
The Germans' Gate (French: Porte des Allemands [pɔʁt dez‿almɑ̃]) is a medieval bridge castle and city gate in Metz, France. It is "a relic of the medieval fortifications, with two 13th century round towers and two gun bastions of the 15th century." It is a monument historique of France (list number: PA00106837).
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Germans' Gate ranks #1,611 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #123 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded 1230, it is older than 72% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1090 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,335 times in the last 60 days, more than 80% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Metz, 1 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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