Rogatki Mokotowskie, Neoclassical gatehouse complex at Unii Lubelskiej Square, Warsaw, Poland
Description
Rogatki Mokotowskie consists of two mirror-image buildings on Unii Lubelskiej Square with Doric columns and curved facades. They follow the square's circular shape, creating a balanced gateway into the city center.
History
Architect Jakub Kubicki designed these gatehouses between 1816 and 1818 as part of a larger system for controlling entry to Warsaw. They were part of eighteen similar structures built to regulate access to the city.
Culture
The buildings take their name from the neighborhoods whose roads they once guarded. Their symmetric layout gives the square a formal appearance that remains striking today.
Practical
Visitors can explore the buildings from the outside and walk around the square to view the symmetric architecture from different angles. The eastern structure houses a museum that is regularly open with its own visitor information available.
Did you know?
Only the Mokotowskie and Grochowskie pairs remain from the original eighteen gatehouses built between 1816 and 1823. These two pairs are rare survivors from when the city marked its boundaries with impressive checkpoint structures.
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