North City Gate Tower, Schaffhausen: Overall view

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posted on 2017-07-05, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie

The northern gate of the city is the Schwabentor. The tower itself was first mentioned as the 'new tower' in 1361, built as a defense against the Swabians. It was later added to in 1555 and 1608. In 1782 it was capped with a Mansard roof and cupola (and clock with chimes); these were destroyed by fire in 1932 and in 1933-1935 it was restored back to an earlier version, with a simple hipped roof.

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Schwabentor, Schaffhausen

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-07-05

Spatial Coverage

+47.699643+8.635394|Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland|Schaffhausen

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

Sixteenth century

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To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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Towers Plazas Architecture

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