The twin round towers
Two stone towers flanking the arched entrance, thirteenth-century defensive architecture.
The Hahnentorburg is another of the four surviving gates of Cologne's wall, standing on Rudolfplatz west of the centre. Built in the thirteenth century, it has two round towers flanking an arched entrance. Its historical importance is that this was the gate through which Holy Roman Emperors entered Cologne in formal procession after their coronations at nearby Aachen. The square around it is now a lively area of cafés, restaurants and busy nightlife, with the gate in the middle like an island of the past.
Two stone towers flanking the arched entrance, thirteenth-century defensive architecture.
Holy Roman Emperors entered Cologne through this arch in their coronation processions.
A lively square of cafés and restaurants around the gate, and a good place to sit in the evening.
Rudolfplatz, 50674 Köln
Both are among the four surviving wall gates. Eigelstein lies north of the centre in a working-class quarter; Hahnen lies west in a busier area of restaurants. Hahnen is easier to reach, with a metro station right at it.
Fifteen minutes for the gate itself. It is a short stop, but the square around it is a good place to sit or have dinner if you are in the area in the evening.
As a destination in itself, not essential — but if you are passing through Rudolfplatz or looking for somewhere to eat, it is worth pausing at. Its value is as a survivor of a wall that has otherwise vanished completely.
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