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Breisach's Gate
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[[File:Breisacher Tor Freiburg 2009.jpg|thumb|right|Breisacher Tor (2009)]]
[[File:Breisacher Tor.JPG|thumb|right|Back side of the former gateway]]
The Breisach's Gate is a city gateway of Freiburg im Breisgau. It is located at the boundary of the [[Old_City_of_Freiburg|old city]] at the crossing of Rempartstraβe and Gartenstraβe. The edifice was listed as a cultural monument of special significance in accordance with paragraph 12 of the Monument Protection Law.
== History ==
The gate is the only preserved edifice of the fortifications of Freiburg designed by [[Sébastien_Le_Prestre_de_Vauban|Vauban]] in 1677 in the Baroque style. When the French troops [[Slighting|slighted]] the fortifications during their withdrawal in 1745, it remained the only gate among the four original. It was called Porte Saint-Martin at the time - like the one in Paris, both built for Louis XIV - and was an emblematic gateway to the city. Later, the gate received the name Breisacher Tor because the traffic of the southern arterial road heading toward [[Breisach]] and [[Basel]] passed through it. [[Marie_Antoinette|Marie Antoinette]], the younger daughter of Empress [[Maria_Theresa|Maria Theresa]] and Emperor [[Francis_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor|Francis I]] of the Austrian Empire came in the city through the Breisacher Tor on her [[Marie_Antoinette#Dauphine_of_France_(1770–74)|wedding journey to the French royal court]].
In the second half of 19th century a third floor was added to the original two-storey construction, when a triangular [[Gable|gable]] was added to the jutting out median [[Avant-corps|risalit]]. The building was then used as a school. During the reshaping of Gartenstraße in the year 1903 the east wing was demolished, but you can still see the foundations demarcated with pavement.
== Application ==
The Breisacher Tor was seriously damaged during World War II and was restored in 1950/51 in the style of the late-19th-century. Initially it was used by an insurance company; subsequently until 2007 it housed administrative offices of the city of Freiburg. In 1989 the square behind the building was enhanced with trees and a [[Freiburg_Bächle|Bächle]]. After the following sale to a private individual the whole building was renovated. While the University of Freiburg rents the upper floors where seminars and lectures are held, there is a restaurant on the ground floor of the central block of the gate that uses the square behind the building – the former access – as a terrace.
== Literature ==
* Peter Kalchthaler, ''Freiburg und seine Bauten. Ein kunsthistorischer Stadtrundgang.'' Freiburg 1991. ISBN 3-923288-12-3; Nr. 10: Breisacher Tor
== Weblinks ==
* [http://bit.ly/2AAAHOk Breisacher Tor] on freiburg.de
* [http://bit.ly/2SJYpi5 Breisacher Tor] on Badische Seiten
* [http://bit.ly/2AElrjd Richtfest beim Breisacher Tor], KIMX, Badische Zeitung, 30. Januar 2009
[[Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_Freiburg_im_Breisgau|Buildings and structures in Freiburg im Breisgau]]
[[File:Breisacher Tor.JPG|thumb|right|Back side of the former gateway]]
The Breisach's Gate is a city gateway of Freiburg im Breisgau. It is located at the boundary of the [[Old_City_of_Freiburg|old city]] at the crossing of Rempartstraβe and Gartenstraβe. The edifice was listed as a cultural monument of special significance in accordance with paragraph 12 of the Monument Protection Law.
== History ==
The gate is the only preserved edifice of the fortifications of Freiburg designed by [[Sébastien_Le_Prestre_de_Vauban|Vauban]] in 1677 in the Baroque style. When the French troops [[Slighting|slighted]] the fortifications during their withdrawal in 1745, it remained the only gate among the four original. It was called Porte Saint-Martin at the time - like the one in Paris, both built for Louis XIV - and was an emblematic gateway to the city. Later, the gate received the name Breisacher Tor because the traffic of the southern arterial road heading toward [[Breisach]] and [[Basel]] passed through it. [[Marie_Antoinette|Marie Antoinette]], the younger daughter of Empress [[Maria_Theresa|Maria Theresa]] and Emperor [[Francis_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor|Francis I]] of the Austrian Empire came in the city through the Breisacher Tor on her [[Marie_Antoinette#Dauphine_of_France_(1770–74)|wedding journey to the French royal court]].
In the second half of 19th century a third floor was added to the original two-storey construction, when a triangular [[Gable|gable]] was added to the jutting out median [[Avant-corps|risalit]]. The building was then used as a school. During the reshaping of Gartenstraße in the year 1903 the east wing was demolished, but you can still see the foundations demarcated with pavement.
== Application ==
The Breisacher Tor was seriously damaged during World War II and was restored in 1950/51 in the style of the late-19th-century. Initially it was used by an insurance company; subsequently until 2007 it housed administrative offices of the city of Freiburg. In 1989 the square behind the building was enhanced with trees and a [[Freiburg_Bächle|Bächle]]. After the following sale to a private individual the whole building was renovated. While the University of Freiburg rents the upper floors where seminars and lectures are held, there is a restaurant on the ground floor of the central block of the gate that uses the square behind the building – the former access – as a terrace.
== Literature ==
* Peter Kalchthaler, ''Freiburg und seine Bauten. Ein kunsthistorischer Stadtrundgang.'' Freiburg 1991. ISBN 3-923288-12-3; Nr. 10: Breisacher Tor
== Weblinks ==
* [http://bit.ly/2AAAHOk Breisacher Tor] on freiburg.de
* [http://bit.ly/2SJYpi5 Breisacher Tor] on Badische Seiten
* [http://bit.ly/2AElrjd Richtfest beim Breisacher Tor], KIMX, Badische Zeitung, 30. Januar 2009
[[Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_Freiburg_im_Breisgau|Buildings and structures in Freiburg im Breisgau]]
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