Plzeňská brána, Medieval gate in Beroun, Czech Republic

Plzeňská brána is a tower gate on the west side of Beroun's town walls, in Palackého street. Its ground plan measures 10.3 by 9.3 metres, with walls 2.3 metres thick. The lower part keeps Gothic elements, including a barrel-vaulted passage with two pointed portals; the upper part results from the Baroque rebuilding of 1736–1737 and later work, and the roof is a Baroque helmice with a small lantern.

Beroun's town walls included two tower gates, the older Pražská and the younger Plzeňská, built at the start of the 14th century to guard the inhabitants and store municipal valuables and weapons. The main road from Plzeň to Prague passed through it until 1842, and royal toll was collected here until 1752. Fires damaged it in 1599 and 1735, and a Baroque reconstruction followed in 1736–1737.

The gate's Czech name refers to Plzeň, the city reached by the road that passed through it until 1842; a royal toll was collected here until 1752. The tower now houses an exhibition of the Museum of the Bohemian Karst, and the third floor, once the watchman's flat, displays photographs of royal privileges.

The gate is visible from the outside year-round, with morning light providing the clearest view of the stonework. It sits along the main pathways through the old town and is easy to reach on foot.

The gate's top floor once housed the tower keeper, who struck a cymbal every hour and blew a whistle every quarter hour; the post was abolished in the mid-20th century. The present form dates from 1896, and the east facade carries the inscription "Všeho do času, Pán Bůh navěky", removed in 1961 and restored after 1968.