Gatehouse

The term refers to a gatehouse building that is structurally connected to one goal - be it that the building is attached to the gate or that the gate is integrated into the house.

Castle and town gates

Gatehouses to the castle and city gates stood side gates, or the gate was integrated into the gatehouse. Here the gate is in the foreground and the building is attached. These gatehouses served regularly as accommodation for the guards.

  • Examples

Gatehouse of the castle Lowenstein ( back)

Gatehouse of Castle Meadow Castle

The gatehouse Treinfeld

Built in 1782, " gate" in the upper Bessingen (district of Lich / Hessen)

The "Roman " in Lengerich.

Gatehouse of Harlech Castle

Gatehouse of the Citadel of Aleppo

Gatehouse in Altenmuhr, the landmark of the community Muhr

Mansions

Gatehouses for larger gates of the mansions are these central buildings upstream building, by an access road was created in the courtyard. Here the building and not the gate is in the foreground, the two form a harmonious unit. The premises of these gatehouses were used regularly in the wings as servants apartment and stables. About the gatehouse memory were housed. These gatehouses often wore roof skylights and were equipped with clocks.

  • Examples

Gatehouse of 1719 Warnau (Holstein)

Gatehouse in Jersbek

Gatehouse in Bothkamp

Gatehouse of the house Holt Wick Münsterland style

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