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of 1866 it was decided that fortified cities were no longer necessary and the fortification ring of Prague started to be gradually dismantled. The Marian Walls survived until the turn of the 20th century when only fractions, including Písek Gate, were left. Thanks to a new road bypassing it, the gate
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after a design by František Vogot. Písek Gate serving northbound traffic was one of three city gates in the left bank part of Prague (the other were westbound Imperial Gate (
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was no longer considered an obstacle for growing traffic and remained standing. In 2000 - 2002 Písek Gate underwent restoration and was turned into a
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Street is today). This suburb together with the old gate was demolished in the 1620s in order to make space for then newly built
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but it derives from a previous medieval gate which used to stand several hundred steps away, at Písek, a defunct suburb of
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Outer side of the gate with decoration advertising military strength of the Habsburg monarchy
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in 1741 understaffed and weakly defended Písek Gate was where troops of
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The inner side of the gate offers a more friendly face
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city gate
Baroque
Prague-Hradčany
Czech Republic
Coordinates
50°05′42″N 14°24′20″E / 50.09500°N 14.40556°E / 50.09500; 14.40556

Czech
Czech
city gate
fortification
Prague
Czech Republic
Czech
Hradčany
Hradčanská metro station
Royal Summer Palace
Villa Bílek
Vyšehrad Fortress
Písek
Southern Bohemia
Lesser Quarter

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