The Ponttor, also called Brückenpforte or Brückenthor in the 17th and 18th centuries, is a city gate built in the 14th century and was part of the outer city walls of the German city of Aachen. The Ponttor was one of the four main gates (Ponttor, Kölntor, Marschiertor and Jakobstor) of Aachen's fortifications.
The Ponttor had the Pontmitteltor as an equivalent in the inner city walls. The two gates were connected via Pontstraße, which is now a lively nightlife street. The Ponttor, together with the Marschiertor in the south, is one of the two towers still standing. In earlier times, the free imperial city of Aachen had no fewer than eleven city gates.
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