Hlyniany Gate
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Hlyniany Gate is the focal point of the few remaining fortifications in Lviv
, Ukraine
. It was built in 1618 to Fryderyk Getkant
's designs in order to defend the approach from Hlyniany
. The outer moat
and the wooden galleries on the inside are the upshot of a 1970s reconstruction. Just beyond the gate is the Bernardine monastery
.
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. It was built in 1618 to Fryderyk Getkant
Fryderyk Getkant
Fryderyk Getkant or Frederick Getkant was a Polish military engineer, artillery lieutenant and cartographer , ....
's designs in order to defend the approach from Hlyniany
Hlyniany
Hlyniany is a small city in Lviv Oblast of Ukraine. Population is 3,378 .The Jewish population was 2,418 in 1910.- References :...
. The outer moat
Moat
A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that surrounds a castle, other building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural or artificial lakes, dams and sluices...
and the wooden galleries on the inside are the upshot of a 1970s reconstruction. Just beyond the gate is the Bernardine monastery
Bernardine Church, Lviv
The Bernardine church and monastery in Lviv is located in the city's Old Town, south of the market square. The monastery along with the Roman Catholic church of St. Andrew, today the Greek Catholic church of St. Andrew, now belong the Order of St...
.