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Brama Szczebrzeska, Zamość (Poland)
"The Szczebrzeska Gate in Zamość – one of the old gates in the Old Town of Zamość, and also part of the Zamość fortress.
The former Szczebrzeska Gate (also known as Floriańska Gate) was built at the beginning of the 17th century, when Zamość was expanded, as one of three gates at that time, located on the southern line of the city walls, on the road to the west. This Mannerist gate with attics was rebuilt in the second half of the 18th century, when it was decorated with Rococo attics and sculptures, including St. Florian (destroyed during World War II) and St. Michael the Archangel, which is now located on one of the streets of the New Town.
Further changes were made during the partitions, in the first half of the 19th century, when its appearance was changed to the classicist style that remains to this day.
It was not the only building that was rebuilt and deprived of its original, richer appearance during the expansion of the fortress. Passage through this gate was possible until 1866, when it was bricked up. A new Szczebrzeska Gate was not built, as was the case with the new Lubelska and Lwowska Gates, which were built in the 1820s. During this period, it also housed a prison where Walerian Łukasiński (a Polish independence activist and major) was held captive.
In the interwar period, the “Sejmikowy” hotel was located here. Until the 1990s, it housed a police station, and later, for a certain period, the building was unused. Between 2007 and 2009, it underwent a thorough renovation (similar to other parts of the former city fortifications) as part of a project called “Conservation, renovation, and adaptation for cultural purposes of the Old Town fortifications in Zamość”, giving it its current appearance. Since 2012, a wooden footbridge, built as part of another project, has led to the green areas south of the gate.
After the aforementioned renovation works, it became possible to pass through the gate. Among others, the office of the Zamość Economic Subzone and the “Kosz” Jazz Club are located here."
Brama Szczebrzeska, Zamość (Poland)
"The Szczebrzeska Gate in Zamość – one of the old gates in the Old Town of Zamość, and also part of the Zamość fortress.
The former Szczebrzeska Gate (also known as Floriańska Gate) was built at the beginning of the 17th century, when Zamość was expanded, as one of three gates at that time, located on the southern line of the city walls, on the road to the west. This Mannerist gate with attics was rebuilt in the second half of the 18th century, when it was decorated with Rococo attics and sculptures, including St. Florian (destroyed during World War II) and St. Michael the Archangel, which is now located on one of the streets of the New Town.
Further changes were made during the partitions, in the first half of the 19th century, when its appearance was changed to the classicist style that remains to this day.
It was not the only building that was rebuilt and deprived of its original, richer appearance during the expansion of the fortress. Passage through this gate was possible until 1866, when it was bricked up. A new Szczebrzeska Gate was not built, as was the case with the new Lubelska and Lwowska Gates, which were built in the 1820s. During this period, it also housed a prison where Walerian Łukasiński (a Polish independence activist and major) was held captive.
In the interwar period, the “Sejmikowy” hotel was located here. Until the 1990s, it housed a police station, and later, for a certain period, the building was unused. Between 2007 and 2009, it underwent a thorough renovation (similar to other parts of the former city fortifications) as part of a project called “Conservation, renovation, and adaptation for cultural purposes of the Old Town fortifications in Zamość”, giving it its current appearance. Since 2012, a wooden footbridge, built as part of another project, has led to the green areas south of the gate.
After the aforementioned renovation works, it became possible to pass through the gate. Among others, the office of the Zamość Economic Subzone and the “Kosz” Jazz Club are located here."