Becoming a town with town wall and town seal

The lithography by Peter Suhr shows the town gate Steintor, which was erected in the 13th century. In the background of the passage, the spires of St. James' Church (St. Jacobi) and St. Peter's Church (St. Petri) can be seen. The town gate on the Bischofsburg must have looked similar in the 12th century on the passage through the rampart Heidenwall. Hamburg's coat of arms shows exactly this theme: A gate with two towers, topped by the spires of St. Mary's Cathedral.