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Das Obertor, Ilanz
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The upper gate in the old town of Ilanz in Romansh also Porta Sura, is richly decorated and painted. The ground floor, the actual entrance to the city, dates back to 1513.
Description
The structure was built in 1717 and two baroque balls proclaim the Christmas message. In the midfield are the coats of arms of the Three Leagues. Immediately above the archway is the city's coat of arms.
Other coats of arms such as those of the Capols, Salis, Schmid von Grüneck and the coats of arms of Zurich and Bern with the text: IN HONOREM POT. DOM ORUM TUGINORUM ET BERNATUM HOC GRATTUDINIS MONUMENTUMPOSUIT JOH. GAUD. SCHMIDIUS DE GRUEN. PRAET. TIR AO MDCCXVII. attached in gratitude for the help of the renovation of the gate 1717. The paintings were restored in 1924 by Chr. Schmidt, Zurich.
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Das Obertor, Ilanz
Städtlistrasse, 7130 Ilanz
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