The gate itself - Hirtentor (Shepherd's gate) in Blankenheim, Germany - was built in 1404. That's 88 years before Christopher Columbus. The coat of arms is from 1512.
(And to think that in Western Canada we get excited about First Nations settlements and RCMP forts)
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who gets excited about first nations settlements and RCMP forts?
thanks for the history lesson. did you meet christopher.
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