Valdická brána, City gate in Jičín, Czech Republic

Valdická Gate is a 52-metre tower gate on Valdštejn Square in the centre of Jičín, built in 1568–1578 as a two-storey prismatic structure with a passage. Its late Gothic cross vault with double ribs links Valdštejn and Žižek squares, and a wooden gallery encircles the bell chamber below the tall pyramidal roof of 1840.

Construction of the gate began in 1568 under Vilém Trčka z Lípy and incorporated remains of an older 14th-century tower into the new structure. The gate took its present form through modifications over the centuries that adapted it to the city's changing needs.

The gate is the sole remaining original entrance to the city and shows how Jičín protected its boundaries in medieval times. Walking through the passage, you can sense how important this spot was for daily control of traffic entering the city.

The gate stands on Valdštejnovo náměstí and its passage, under a late Gothic cross vault with double ribs, links Valdštejnovo and Žižkovo squares. The viewing gallery lies 31.28 m up and is reached by 156 steps; the tower itself measures 55.85 m to its tip. The former tower keeper's flat now hosts exhibitions and theatre performances.

The gate's copper sheathing planned in 1935 was never installed because funds ran out before the war; only the Czech lion holding the town's coat of arms on top was given a copper finish. A memorial document by archivist Jaroslav Sommerschuh was placed in the finial in November 1939.