Sendlinger Tor (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Sendlinger Tor (from German: Sendling Gate) is a city gate at the southern extremity of the historic old town area of Munich.The Sendlinger Tor (located at Sendlinger Str 49) lies at the southern end of Sendlingerstrasse, the north-south highway through Munich's old town. Thus separates the Sendlinger Tor of the old city from the Isar suburb. The Sendlinger Tor is at an altitude of 525 metres (1,722 ft) above sea level. As part of the great urban expansion by Ludwig the Bavarian (from 1285 to 1337), a second city wall with four town gates was built, of which Sendlinger Tor was one. In 1318, Sendlinger Tor was first mentioned as a starting point for the road to Italy, but was probably existing earlier. Originally there was only the distinctive central tower gate (typical of the Munich city gates of the time). In 1420 that was supplemented by the two flanking towers, which were required to properly terminate the end of the outer city wall.