Karlstor (München)
Sign in to savethumb|Medieval Neuhauser Tor, complete with moats, barbican and bridges thumb|Modern Karlstor by day, view outbound towards Karlsplatz (Stachus)|Karlsplatz thumb|Modern Karlstor by night, view inbound towards Neuhauser Straße pedestrian zone Karlstor in Munich (called Neuhauser Tor until 1791) is a medieval city gate, which served as a defensive fortification and a checkpoint.
Article
3 sectionsContents
- Architecture
- References
- External links
thumb|Medieval Neuhauser Tor, complete with moats, barbican and bridges thumb|Modern Karlstor by day, view outbound towards Karlsplatz (Stachus)|Karlsplatz thumb|Modern Karlstor by night, view inbound towards Neuhauser Straße pedestrian zone Karlstor in Munich (called Neuhauser Tor until 1791) is a medieval city gate, which served as a defensive fortification and a checkpoint.
It is located at the western end of Neuhauser Straße, a portion of Munich's down-town pedestrian zone, which was part of the salt road and the east–west thoroughfare of the historic old town. Thus it separates the historic centre from a 19th-century extension called Ludwigvorstadt (Vorstadt meaning 'suburb'). Karlstor receives its name from Karlsplatz (better known under its local nickname "Stachus"), which is now part of the Altstadtring circular road and has been one of the busiest points of Munich for centuries.