Terespol Gate, Gate of the Ring Barracks in Brest Fortress, Brest, Belarus

The Terespol Gate is one of the gates of the Ring Barracks leading into the Citadel of Brest Fortress, built in the 19th century in classical style. It faces the Bug River. Before 1941 it had three storeys and a tower above, with two enormous water tanks inside that supplied the Citadel's water supply. Its upper part was destroyed in the fighting of June 1941.

The gate was designed in a classic style in the early 19th century as one of the four gates leading into the Citadel of Brest Fortress. A suspension bridge once stood here, damaged in 1915 during World War I and later destroyed in World War II. On 22 June 1941, Wehrmacht infantry entered the citadel through this gate; the upper part was destroyed in the battle.

The gate takes its name from Terespol, the Polish town across the Bug River. It is one of the four gates of the Ring Barracks leading into the Citadel, and today it stands roofless, its upper storeys destroyed in 1941, within the Brest Hero-Fortress memorial.

The gate stands on the western edge of the Brest Fortress, facing the Bug River, and is reached on foot through the memorial complex. A new pedestrian suspension bridge to the border crossing is planned at this spot, but until then there is no bridge here. The gate itself is a ruin: its upper storeys were destroyed in 1941, so visitors see the surviving lower structure.

The gate's name comes from Terespol, the Polish town across the Bug River. Before 1941 the structure had three storeys and small turrets, and two enormous water tanks inside its upper part fed the Citadel's water supply; the upper section was destroyed by artillery fire on 22 June 1941.