Červená (Pražská) brána - Plzeňská Ulice 71

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It is the second oldest gate in Bohemia.

The history of the town of Horažďovice came here, today a number of inhabitants and visitors of the town pass through here. They head this way towards the nicely reconstructed square or leave it again and write modern history. As you head through the gate, take a look and stop in its arcade to find out who is the patron saint of the city. It's worth it! ??

The Red (Prague) Gate in Horažďovice dates from 1252. It was the main entrance gate of the town, it is said to be the second oldest gate in Bohemia.

The Prague Gate, also called the Great or the Red Gate, stands on the north side of today's Plzeňská Street. The gate was built as a Gothic gate in the second half of the 13th century and is considered the second oldest city gate in Bohemia. It was rebuilt in the 14th century and in the 15th century it was increased or the upper part was newly built. The inner mine was supplemented by a front gate, at the head of the gate was probably a barbican, which was built in the 1840s, demolished in 1837. The tower of the gate is a five-storey building with an attic and four floors. Access to the first floor of the tower originally led from the castle gallery, later from the neighboring granary to the western wall. The tower was originally covered by a hip roof, today only a low pyramidal roof. According to archaeological excavations, the massive pentagonal barbican was 15 meters high. The Prague Gate, also known as Great or Red, stands on the north side of today's Plzeňská Street. The gate was built as a Gothic one in the 2nd half of the 13th century and is considered to be the second oldest town gate in the whole Czech. It was rebuilt in the 14th century and in the 15th century it was increased by the upper part. The inner gate was supplemented with a pre-gate fortification, which was built in the 1540s and was demolished in 1837. The gate tower is a five-storey building with four floors. Access to the first floor of the tower was originally from the city walls gallery and later from the neighboring granary to the western wall. The tower was originally covered with a hipped roof, today a low pyramid roof. The mighty five-sided barbacan was 15 meters in length according to archaeological research.

The Red Gate is part of a fortification system dating back to the 13th century.