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Upper Hungary / Slovakia

Lower Gate

Lower Gate
Original function:
town gate
Current function:
town gate
Historical Hungarian county:
Bars
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.703359, 18.916726
Google map:

History

A barbican was built in 1539 to the southern gatehouse of the town. On the northern facade of the tower of the barbican two round reliefs illustrate King Ferdinand I of Hungary and his wife, Queen Anne.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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