Free visit of the remains of the 13th century urban enclosure

Name: Free visit of the remains of the 13th century urban enclosure
Start: 2022-09-17T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Porte des Allemands

Discover this building to learn more about its functions and history.

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free. Free entrance.

@P. Gisselbrecht

Types d'événement

Visite libre

Thème 2022

No selection

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

About the location

Porte des Allemands

Boulevard André Maginot, 57000 Metz

Moselle
Grand Est

The door is a vestige of the urban surrounding wall(speaker) of the XIIIth century s., and had a double function(office) of bridge(deck) and of strengthened door. She(It) knew different allocations(appointments) and different periods of restoration(catering). At the end of the XIXth century s. in particular the building was transformed into medieval element, with all imaging appropriate(peculiar) to this period. This is the way(That's how) the crenellated facade of the building, often highlighted is due to the German architect Paul Tornow, which also intervened on the cathedral Saint-Etienne during the period of Annexation.