Барбакан Barbican

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For some reason, there is always "barbAkan" in Krakow. And in Warsaw there is a barbican, then a barbican. A sixteenth-century fortification that is part of the city's defensive walls. It owes its unique appearance to brick buildings and the Masovian Gothic style, which attracts tourists from all over Europe. Both towers rested on pillars placed at the bottom of the dry moat. The entrance gate is not centrally located directly on the street, so that it would be difficult for enemies to get inside, and enemy bullets and bullets did not fly along the street, but hit the wall. Immediately after the completion of construction in 1548, the defensive structure was declared obsolete and did not fulfill its functions, due to which it was partially dismantled in the eighteenth century.
During the Second World War, the building was destroyed, and after the war it was reconstructed according to the old plans of the city of Warsaw.
In 1983, the Krakow Gate was opened and general conservation work began, which ended only in 2008. Returning to its former glory, the Barbican became a valuable monument of Warsaw and a place of rest for tourists.