Torgebäude der Zisterzienser-Abtei Heisterbach, Königswinter, NRW, Germany - Doorways of the World on Waymarking.com

The double gate leads to the property of the abbey Heisterbach. The gate is nearly 4 m high. The boards of the outside are arranged in decorative patterns and are fastened with thick nails. The inside of the gate is made more roughly.
Above the door a skilfully hammered grid is to be seen.

The baroque gate building of the old Cistercian's abbey Heisterbach was built in 1750 during its last period of bloom under the abbot Augustin Mengelberg (abbot from 1748 to 1763).
After a fire in 1917 the upper garret area with hipped roof was rebuilt.

In the tympanum is the coat of arms of the abbey, a tree (Heister) with at an angle fluent brook, mitre, stick and crown.
By half a height of the gate house the founders of the Benedictine order and the Cistercian order stand in the niches in full-size stone figures.

Type of material of the door: Wood Functional door?: Yes Location of this door/way: On private property Is it accessable only by paid admission": Free but in a restricted area Style: Other Address or physical location: Heisterbacher Str. 53639 Königswinter

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