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Holstein Gate – the main symbol of Lubeck
In the swamp
The fact that these gates have survived to this day can be considered a miracle – and not only because they wanted to dismantle them in the middle of the century before last. Laid in a swampy place on the banks of the Trave River, they began to sink even during construction, despite the fact that they were erected on piles and an 8-meter artificial hill. However, this is not at all surprising given the thickness of the walls, reaching 3.5 meters.
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