No longer exists
This structure no longer exists today – this entry tells its story.
Gereonstor
A medieval twin-tower gate in the north-west of the city wall – named after St. Gereon, demolished in 1881.
The Gereonstor was a twin-tower gate of Cologne's medieval city wall, located in Altstadt-Nord and named after the nearby church of St. Gereon.
At a glance
- Built
- from around 1215
- Type
- twin-tower gate with round flanking towers
- Demolished
- 1881
- Status
- no longer exists
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-06-24
Note
The Gereonstor belonged to the fortifications begun in 1180 and was razed in 1881 when the city wall gave way to the Ring road. Four other gatehouses survive today – the Hahnentor, Eigelstein, Severin gates and the Ulrepforte. We keep this entry for the city's history.
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