The image displays the Porte des Allemands (German's Gate), a fortified medieval bridge and city gate located in Metz, France, spanning the Seille River

The image displays the Porte des Allemands (German's Gate), a fortified medieval bridge and city gate located in Metz, France, spanning the Seille River. The primary subject is a large, multi-component stone structure with a weathered appearance, predominantly light brown and gray in color, exhibiting moss and dark staining on its lower walls. The structure features a battlemented tower on the left, behind which a section of white netting or scaffolding is visible. This tower connects to a long, fortified stone wall that extends towards the right, leading to two prominent towers with conical, dark gray roofs. The wall includes a large, rounded archway at river level, through which the dark, calm water of the Seille River flows. Another smaller, arched bridge is partially visible in the far left background, behind dense green foliage. Two white, circular, gear-like decorative elements are affixed to the main stone wall, one on the left section and another on the right section. Numerous small, rectangular openings are visible on the stone walls. Dense green aquatic vegetation, primarily reeds, grows along the riverbanks near the base of the structure on the left. Green tree foliage is visible in the foreground on the left and behind the right towers. The sky above is entirely overcast with varying shades of gray clouds. No people, animals, or specific actions are depicted in the scene.