I sent the Hamburg tourist thingy a request about the gate and asked whether it was still there. Hopefully, they will take the time and trouble to let me know...
Millertor was a street that intersected Hermanstrasse. That's about all I could get out of the pages of German I called up...
I believe it is now the location of a stadium … it may have been leveled with other parts of the city during WWII.
I looked for other photos of the Gate … I FOUND NONE OF THIS ONE which may be the original structure … and Buzz may be correct. I may have several extremely rare photos.
Interesting article-- Bombing of Hamburg, 1943 LINK
After reading this article, I doubt that the gate survived... 45,000 casualties during the bombing raid, from the firestorm, etc. People got stuck in melted asphalt!
The name Millerntor is derived from the Millerntor Gate, one of the gates permitting entry through the city wall that surrounded the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg . The area now constituting modern St. Pauli was located outside the city wall, on the no man's land between Hamburg and the Danish city of Altona . [26]
From 1970 to 1998, the Millerntor-Stadion was known as Wilhelm-Koch-Stadion . It was renamed Millerntor-Stadion by the club members because its namesake Wilhelm Koch had been a member of the NSDAP . In 2007 the club members decided that there would be no commercial use of the name.
Really neat city map of Hamburg in the 1600s-- I bet the Millerntor gate was there then... Zooming in I see several likely spots where it could have been. LINK
hamburg city seal, circa 1600s-- Looks kind of like the Millerntor Gate... OK, I'll quit... Hopefully, I'll get an answer about the gate from the tourist commission...
I've been sitting here, figuring this out, and not only did my husband's grandfather see this, but my great-great grandfather and great-great grandmother saw this-- they both left from Hamburg in the 1850s... WOW! I'm sorry it is likely gone. I didn't hear anything from the tourist commission. I may have to find the historical museum in the cathedral and email them. I hope they will reply in English!
Sorry for the pun … it was just too tempting.
It's the "hot dog" in me I guess.
Great restoration Mac...Looks medium rare to me.
It's the "hot dog" in me I guess.
I don't find that funny at all.
Are you going to hound me about this?
You talkin' to me!!!
What a cutie!!!
What a cutie!!!
These photos have such value, especially if they are of things that no longer exist. Does anyone know if those gates still exist?
Does anyone know if those gates still exist?
Let me research that.
How beautiful! I, too wonder if those gates are still there... I would think they would have testored them after the war, seeing as how neat they are!
Ever noticed how much like gingerbread houses they look? Tudor, too...
I sent the Hamburg tourist thingy a request about the gate and asked whether it was still there. Hopefully, they will take the time and trouble to let me know...
Millertor was a street that intersected Hermanstrasse. That's about all I could get out of the pages of German I called up...
LOVE your pictures!
I believe it is now the location of a stadium … it may have been leveled with other parts of the city during WWII.
I looked for other photos of the Gate … I FOUND NONE OF THIS ONE which may be the original structure … and Buzz may be correct. I may have several extremely rare photos.
There was a Millertor Stadion... I couldn't translate it very well-- I'm too long out of school. But maybe... I hope! It was so pretty!
The thought of all those places leveled in the war makes me sad, but it is what it is...
This is the site I found:
Interesting article-- Bombing of Hamburg, 1943 LINK
After reading this article, I doubt that the gate survived... 45,000 casualties during the bombing raid, from the firestorm, etc. People got stuck in melted asphalt!
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The name Millerntor is derived from the Millerntor Gate, one of the gates permitting entry through the city wall that surrounded the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg . The area now constituting modern St. Pauli was located outside the city wall, on the no man's land between Hamburg and the Danish city of Altona . [26]
From 1970 to 1998, the Millerntor-Stadion was known as Wilhelm-Koch-Stadion . It was renamed Millerntor-Stadion by the club members because its namesake Wilhelm Koch had been a member of the NSDAP . In 2007 the club members decided that there would be no commercial use of the name.
Really neat city map of Hamburg in the 1600s-- I bet the Millerntor gate was there then... Zooming in I see several likely spots where it could have been. LINK
hamburg city seal, circa 1600s-- Looks kind of like the Millerntor Gate... OK, I'll quit... Hopefully, I'll get an answer about the gate from the tourist commission...
Second photo, for sure is the only one like it.
Do you have a model release from that woman? LOL
Do you have a model release from that woman? LOL
I tried to obtain one but she wasn't available.
Fortunately, her grandmother said she'd be happy to sign a proxy.
Ya' take whatever you can get.
Good night … lots more tomorrow.
Schlaft gut!
Danke!
I've been sitting here, figuring this out, and not only did my husband's grandfather see this, but my great-great grandfather and great-great grandmother saw this-- they both left from Hamburg in the 1850s... WOW! I'm sorry it is likely gone. I didn't hear anything from the tourist commission. I may have to find the historical museum in the cathedral and email them. I hope they will reply in English!
Wait until you see the photo I just posted (new discussion).