Písek Gate, Baroque city gate in Hradčany, Prague, Czech Republic

Písek Gate is a baroque gate of squared reddish-brown masonry, with a wide central arched passage under a vaulted ceiling flanked by two solid wall sections, each holding a studded wooden door. A carved cartouche sits above the arch, relief panels decorate the walls, and a band of gilded Latin text runs across the facade.

The gate was built in 1721 as part of Prague's fortification system to control northbound traffic. It stands as the final remaining entrance from the original three city gates that once guarded the left bank.

The gate's name comes from a medieval gate that stood near the vanished Lesser Quarter suburb of Písek, demolished in the 1620s for Wallenstein Palace; it has no link to the South Bohemian town of Písek. Its other name, Bruska Gate, refers to the Brusnice stream below Prague Castle. Since 2019 a sculpture, Žofie Chotková's Fan by Martina Hozová, stands beside it.

The gate spans K Brusce Street, linking Charlotta G. Masaryková Park with U Písecké brány Street, on the walk between Hradčanská metro station and the Royal Summer Palace. Inside are a gallery, a café and a wedding venue. The gate was restored in 2000–2002 and again in 2014, when 4,000 m³ of earth covering it was removed and later put back.

The gate was buried under about 4,000 cubic metres of earth until 2014, when the soil was removed and later put back after repairs. The gilded band across the facade reads "D:B:D: S:I:C: KINGEN:PRÆS:ET MILIT:IN REG:BOEM:" and "IE N: COM:", abbreviations of Latin titles rather than a plain naming of a monarch.