The Eastern Gate

Although it does not seem so obvious today, it was the eastern gate that led to the inside of the fortress. For many centuries it was the only route of entry to the fortress, because the entrance from the west side was created much later. Imagine - if you used to go inside... you had to ride the road above your head! Bridge supports unfortunately have not been preserved to this days. They have been supported the wooden-metal route and it was the way that the kings and their court got inside the castle. Beneath them were stables for horses and premises for holding equipment. However, it was not easy to get into the castle to an ordinary bread-eater. The forearm buildings were the first stage of a complex defence system, containing several gates, grilles and passages, guarded by soldiers forged in armour. Only after a thorough review by the gate and showing him the safe conduct pass, it was possible to admire the fortress from the inside. In the 17th century there were also decorative elements of the forearm – to this day only brick recesses and pillars, on which statues of knights once stood, were preserved. The war time and subsequent demolition deprived the aesthetic and utilitarian values of the buildings of the face of the Eastern Castle, but it is worth moving the imagination and returning to the times long gone.

Although it does not seem so obvious today, it was the eastern gate that led to the inside of the fortress. For many centuries it was the only route of entry to the fortress, because the entrance from the west side was created much later. Imagine - if you used to go inside... you had to ride the road above your head! Bridge supports unfortunately have not been preserved to this days. They have been supported the wooden-metal route and it was the way that the kings and their court got inside the castle. Beneath them were stables for horses and premises for holding equipment. However, it was not easy to get into the castle to an ordinary bread-eater. The forearm buildings were the first stage of a complex defence system, containing several gates, grilles and passages, guarded by soldiers forged in armour. Only after a thorough review by the gate and showing him the safe conduct pass, it was possible to admire the fortress from the inside. In the 17th century there were also decorative elements of the forearm – to this day only brick recesses and pillars, on which statues of knights once stood, were preserved. The war time and subsequent demolition deprived the aesthetic and utilitarian values of the buildings of the face of the Eastern Castle, but it is worth moving the imagination and returning to the times long gone.

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