This ‘Gate of the Germans’, was built around 1230 when a wall was being constructed to protect the town from attack. The area has for many centuries been a place of dispute between French and German control. The name of this spectacular gate to the city comes from the friars of Notre Dame Allemands who ran a hospital close to the site. The gate was extensively damaged by Allied forces when they liberated Metz in 1944, but remains a notable tourist attraction.
