Before Schwab leaves the cathedral square, he describes the entrances to the cathedral square. These could be closed by the bishop so that the people of Halberstadt could not enter this area. The Cathedral Square lies topographically like an island in the center of the city.Schwab writes:It is now called to say goodbye to the Cathedral Square; whoever saw him in the glow of the midday sun in its noble beauty with an understanding eye, never forgets him. [..] It was not always so quiet and peaceful; high stone walls built in 1020 by Bishop Arnulf surrounded the castle, as it was then called, and it was not until the beginning of the eighteenth century that it was demolished. 5 gates - in the east the castle staircase on the east side of the cathedral; in the south the gloomy gate, today's pinch; in the west the dragon hole, today's cat plan at the Liebfrauenstift, and in the north the Tränketor in front of the cathedral and the Peterstreppe at the Petershof - formed the entrance to the castle and led off into the lower city.