Wormser Tor

From the 18th century, one of the most splendid periods in the history of Frankenthal, come the two magnificent city gates, the Wormser Tor and the Speyerer Tor. To honor Frankenthal's title as the third capital of the Kurpfalz at that time, they were constructed on the orders of Elector Carl Theodor as a replacement for the two existing, simpler gates. They were part of the baroque city fortifications, which today, with the exception of a small remnant, have completely disappeared.

The Wormser Tor was built between 1770 and 1772. It is a triumphal arch-like portal made of unplastered sandstone blocks with a two-arch, ribbed vault passage. The two facades are designed differently: the former field side emphasizes the military function with rusticated double pilasters and a wide gable. The side facing the city presents itself with flat relief ornamentation, courtly elegant. Particularly interesting is the medallion portrait of Elector Carl Theodor on the southern gable, during whose reign the gate was constructed. With the formerly adjacent gatehouses on both sides, the Wormser Tor constituted an impressive complex that encompassed the entire street width and formed the northern boundary of the city. Even though the gatehouses had to make way for modern street development over time, the stately structure still lends a majestic character to the city center today.

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