Ioannovsky Gate in Peter & Paul Fortress, Military gate at Peter and Paul Fortress, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The Ioannovsky Gate is a stone gate in the Ioannovsky Ravelin of the Peter and Paul Fortress, providing passage from the Ioannovsky Bridge into the fortress through the Petrovsky Gate. Its tympanum holds a cartouche crowned with an imperial crown and surrounded by banners, halberds and drums. The date "1740" is inscribed above the opening.
Built in 1738–1740 to a design by military engineer B. K. von Minich and erected under the supervision of H. de Marin, the gate was named after Tsar Ivan V, father of Empress Anna Ioannovna, during whose reign it was built. The date "1740" above the opening marks the completion of the stone Peter and Paul Fortress, of which this gate was the final element.
The gate is named after Tsar Ivan V, father of Empress Anna Ioannovna, during whose reign it was built. Its tympanum holds a cartouche topped by an imperial crown and framed by banners, halberds and drums.
The gate can be visited as part of walking through the fortress grounds, which are open to the public. Comfortable shoes are recommended since the entrance is not elevated, and the surrounding paths may be uneven.
Above the archway, a cartouche crowned with the imperial crown is framed by banners, halberds and drums. The date "1740" carved over the opening marks the completion of the stone fortress, of which this gate was the last element rebuilt.
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