Kronentor

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Kronentor (Crown Gate)
Ostra-Allee
Dresden, September 2024

“The Kronentor is a pavilion and, alongside the Wallpavillon, the most well-known part of the Dresden Zwinger and is often depicted as the symbol. With its long galleries on either side, its frontage rests on the old fortress wall; however, the gate and galleries form a slight angle to it. The Crown Gate originally provided access from outside the city through the fortress wall via the Wallgraben Bridge. Therefore, there was no stone bridge over the Zwinger Moat to the Crown Gate, commensurate with the structure's importance, but only a narrow wooden footbridge, which would have been quickly dismantled in the event of an attack. It was rebuilt in this form when the Zwinger Moat was exposed and expanded in the 20th century.” (Kronentor, Wikipedia)