Frauentorturm

The Frauentorturm (Frauentor Tower) is one of the four striking round main towers of Nuremberg's city fortifications and stands at the eastern corner of the former main gate in the southeast of the city. Named after the Poor Clare convent behind it, the gate historically served as the starting point for the road toward Regensburg. The round tower you see today was built in 1558 as a reconstruction of an earlier structure. While the gate is now open only to pedestrians, the Waffenhof (armory courtyard) has housed the well-known Handwerkerhof (Craftsmen's Courtyard) since 1971. Here you can experience traditional craft workshops. Right next door, the sculpture garden in the Zwinger (the moat-side outer ward) between the Frauentor and the Sterntor, opened in 2004, invites you on a cultural stroll that combines the historic city fortifications with contemporary art.