Laurinc Gate
Laurinc Gate | |
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Laurinská brána | |
General information | |
Type | City gate from medieval fortifications |
Location | Bratislava, Slovakia |
Construction started | 13th century |
Completed | 14th century |
Demolished | 1778 |
Laurinc Gate (
Unlike the Michael's Gate, the only medieval city gate still standing in Bratislava, Laurinc Gate did not contain a tall tower. Instead, it was a massive square-shaped structure with a long tunnel at the ground floor. There was a water moat in front of it and unlike the sometimes dry moat near Michael's Gate, this one always contained water due to its proximity to the Danube and the presence of the mouth of a stream coming down from the Little Carpathians mountains. Today, a portcullis hanging over Laurinská Street symbolizes the place of the former Laurinc Gate.
History
Laurinc Gate was constructed together with the oldest parts of the
Its name comes from a small church that stood directly in front of it (later demolished in the first half of the 16th century. The church, together with its
At the beginning of the 18th century a pillar with the statue of Saint Florian was built in front of the gate.
Today
A hanging gate doors symbolise the place of the Laurinc Gate today. There were never any plans to rebuild or reconstruct the demolished tourist attraction in the past, nor in the present.