Gallows Gate
Medieval hilltop gate tower named for an old gallows, later topped by a riveted steel water tank.
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This guide to the Gallows Gate in Rothenburg ob der Tauber follows a hilltop tower from around thirteen eighty-eight, when the road out of town led past the free imperial city's gallows. It touches the town's right to judge its own people, the argument over when the hangings ended, and an engineering job from the age of riveted steel. Best heard standing under the arch, looking up at the tower.
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