Schwabentor - Great Attractions (Freiburg, Germany)
- 13 years ago
Take a tour of Schwabentor in Freiburg, Germany – part of the World’s Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
Once a guardian of Freiburg, the Schwabentor remains a striking memorial to the city's past.
The Schwabentor is a gate tower from the days when Freiburg had defensive walls.
The image on the south side of the tower is St. George, said to be a great slayer of dragons.
Only the Schwabentor and its brother tower, the Martinstor, remain from medieval times.
The newer of the two towers, it was built in 1250 and has been well maintained since.
Today, the Schwabentor is nearly identical to its original structure.
Once a guardian of Freiburg, the Schwabentor remains a striking memorial to the city's past.
The Schwabentor is a gate tower from the days when Freiburg had defensive walls.
The image on the south side of the tower is St. George, said to be a great slayer of dragons.
Only the Schwabentor and its brother tower, the Martinstor, remain from medieval times.
The newer of the two towers, it was built in 1250 and has been well maintained since.
Today, the Schwabentor is nearly identical to its original structure.