City Gates & Walls
12 places in Cologne
Bastei
A striking Expressionist observation building of 1924 on the Rhine bank – a Riphahn design (dining currently closed).
Bayenturm
A defiant medieval defensive tower on the Südstadt riverbank – today home to the FrauenMediaTurm, a feminist archive and documentation centre.
Bismarck Tower
A 1903 Bismarck monument in the form of a fire column in Marienburg – co-financed by the chocolate manufacturer Heinrich Stollwerck.
Eigelstein Gate
A surviving northern city gate at the edge of the colourful Eigelstein quarter – an impressive remnant of the medieval fortifications.
Friesentor
A medieval city gate in the western ring wall – demolished in 1881; Friesenplatz now stands on its site.
Gereonstor
A medieval twin-tower gate in the north-west of the city wall – named after St. Gereon, demolished in 1881.
Hahnentor Gate
A mighty medieval twin-tower gate on Rudolfplatz – once the route of newly crowned kings entering the city from Aachen.
Hohe Pforte
The southern gate of the Roman city wall, through which the cardo maximus ran – today preserved only as a street name.
Malakoff Tower
A gate tower of the Prussian riverbank fortifications at the Rheinauhafen – with a historic swing bridge right by the Chocolate Museum.
Severin Gate
A massive medieval city gate and landmark of the Severin quarter – an outstanding example of Cologne fortification architecture.
Ulrepforte
The smallest surviving gate of the medieval city wall in the south – with an attached windmill, an atmospheric piece of city history.
