Travel Guide
The Grodzka Gate
The Grodzka Gate (Brama Grodzka) was built during the reign of Casimir the Great, King of Poland, following the Tatar invasion in 1341. It served defensive purposes, as it protected the city from the North-East. A wooden overpass ran through the Grodzka Gate to the Castle of Lublin. South of the Castle, there were many ponds and pools.
The 14th century Gate looked like a Gothic edifice. Brick walls were crowned with crenels and the fore-gate was supported with buttresses. During the 15th and 16th centuries, the gate was maintained by a guild of cloth makers who were responsible for supplying weapons during an enemy attack. The gate was protected with bars and the guards made sure not to let anyone in or out after dusk. Rules were extremely strict about that. It was even prohibited to open the gate to the King himself. After a serious fire of Lublin in 1575, the Grodzka Gate was soon renovated. The Gate was once again rebuilt in the 17th century, and it became a magnificent Renaissance defensive structure. The wars of the 17th and 18th centuries caused much damage to the city, including the Gate. The classicist character of the building is intensified owing to the vases that surmount the building. After the conversion of the Gate into a residential building, it lost its defensive character. Currently, the Grodzka Gate serves as the seat of the NN Theatre (Teatr NN).
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