The Gothic Hlebnica Gate is a prime example of the Gdań sk City Gate. The coat of arms (without a crown) preserved on the facade of the gate is a valuable iconographic example of Gdansk heraldry. This emblem was adopted during the reign of the Teutonic Order (two crosses on the shield). The crown was placed on the coat of arms only in 1457.
The gate is located on the eastern end, parallel to the line of the Motł awa embankment, in the densely populated area of Dł ugi Pobrzeze Street to the south.
The earliest mention of the Breadbox Gate dates back to 1377. Around the middle of the 15th century, they underwent changes and extensions (in the Flemish style). At the beginning of the modern period, after the gates ceased to perform a defensive function, they were turned into a residential building. Over the centuries, the gate lost its southern faç ade along with the tower (construction of a house at 5 Dł ugi Pobrzese Street).
During World War II, the gate building underwent reconstruction and maintenance. In 1945, the gate was partially destroyed by fire (roof, pediment, southern part of the western wall). Security work has been carried out since 1952, and in 1959-1961 the building was rebuilt for residential use.
After passing through the gate, we will find ourselves on Khlebnitskaya street. The facade of the gate overlooking this street is decorated with another coat of arms, which belonged to the Princes Sobeslavitsy. It depicts a fleur-de-lis, which is why the gate is often called the Lily Gate.
The gate is located on the eastern end, parallel to the line of the Motł awa embankment, in the densely populated area of Dł ugi Pobrzeze Street to the south.
The earliest mention of the Breadbox Gate dates back to 1377. Around the middle of the 15th century, they underwent changes and extensions (in the Flemish style). At the beginning of the modern period, after the gates ceased to perform a defensive function, they were turned into a residential building. Over the centuries, the gate lost its southern faç ade along with the tower (construction of a house at 5 Dł ugi Pobrzese Street).
During World War II, the gate building underwent reconstruction and maintenance. In 1945, the gate was partially destroyed by fire (roof, pediment, southern part of the western wall). Security work has been carried out since 1952, and in 1959-1961 the building was rebuilt for residential use.
After passing through the gate, we will find ourselves on Khlebnitskaya street. The facade of the gate overlooking this street is decorated with another coat of arms, which belonged to the Princes Sobeslavitsy. It depicts a fleur-de-lis, which is why the gate is often called the Lily Gate.
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