Martin's Gate
The Martin's Gate was a gate in the city fortifications of Worms. It got its name from the nearby St Martin's Church. The long-distance trade route from Strasbourg to Mainz ran through the gate.
Martin Luther also travelled to Worms from Oppenheim through the Martin's Gate.
During the destruction of the city in 1689, the gate was partially damaged until it was demolished at the beginning of the second half of the 19th century to make way for the ever-increasing traffic.
today
around 1521
Today, a building erected in 1904 according to plans by Georg Metzler stands on the site, the "Haus Martinspforte", on whose artistically designed façade the word "Martinspforte" (Martin's Gate) is embossed.
From the Martinspforte (bottom right), Luther's path led straight ahead through today's Kämmererstraße, past St Martin's Church, which is more than 1000 years old, and the Lampertuskirche, which no longer exists, to his quarters in the Johanniterhof.
Adress and location
The Martin's Gate is located in the lower part of the pedestrian zone "Kämmererstraße" crossing Friedrichstraße and is freely and barrier-free accessible all year round (from the outside).