City gate — Cologne

A surviving northern city gate at the edge of the colourful Eigelstein quarter – an impressive remnant of the medieval fortifications.

A mighty medieval twin-tower gate on Rudolfplatz – once the route of newly crowned kings entering the city from Aachen.

A massive medieval city gate and landmark of the Severin quarter – an outstanding example of Cologne fortification architecture.

The smallest surviving gate of the medieval city wall in the south – with an attached windmill, an atmospheric piece of city history.