Langgasser Gate (Gdansk)
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The Langgasser Tor in Gdansk (also Goldenes Tor , Polish Złota Brama ) is located at the western end of Danziger Langgasse .
history
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The city gate was built between 1612 and 1614 based on a design by Abraham van den Blocke . Before that, there was a Gothic gate from the 13th century. In the Second World War , the gate was largely destroyed and only rebuilt in 1957.
architecture
The architecture is in the style of Dutch Mannerism . Right next to it is the late Gothic seat of the St. George Brotherhood (Dwór Bractwa św. Jerzego).
In 1648 , Jeremias Falck put four statues on each side. The figures on the west side / outside symbolize: Pax (peace) , Libertas (freedom) , Fortuna (wealth) and Fama (fame) . On the east side (from Langgasse ) there are the symbolic figures for: Concordia (harmony), Iustitia (justice) , Pietas (piety) and Prudentia (wisdom) .
A quote from Psalm 122 is carved into the friezes on the front : “Those who love you must go well. There must be peace within your moors and happiness in your palaces! "
On the side facing Langgasse, it is written in Latin : "Concordia res publicæ parvæ crescunt - discordia magnæ concidunt." (Small states prosper through unity; large ones perish through discord). This is a modified quote from Sallust's "Bellum Igurthinum" (10.6): "... concordia parvae res crescunt, discordia maximae dilabuntur." On closer inspection, however, one realizes that instead of the ablative "discordia", "discordiae" is incorrectly read on the gate.
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Coordinates: 54 ° 20 '58.92 " N , 18 ° 38' 53.52" E