Big iron gate
Big iron gate is a city gate in Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia. Big iron gate is situated nearby to the islet Пихтовый остров, as well as near Beryozoviy ostrov.Photo: Art-top, Public domain.
- Opening hours: 6:00 AM—11:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: gate on the border of two parks in Russia
- Also known as: “big iron gate” and “Зверинские ворота”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Gatchina Palace and Cold Bath (Gatchina park).
Great Gatchina Palace
Museum
Photo: Florstein, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Great Gatchina Palace is a palace in Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It was built from 1766 to 1781 by Antonio Rinaldi for Count Grigori Grigoryevich Orlov, who was a favourite of Catherine the Great, in Gatchina, a suburb of the royal capital Saint Petersburg. Great Gatchina Palace is situated 1 km south of Big iron gate.
Cold Bath (Gatchina park)
Photo: Екатерина Борисова, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cold Bath (Gatchina park) is situated 370 metres west of Big iron gate.
Berezovy Domik
Museum
Photo: Art-top, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Berezovy Domik is a museum, which is situated 550 metres southeast of Big iron gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gatchina and Jäger’s Sloboda (Gatchina).
Gatchina
Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gatchina is the biggest city, and also the center, of Gatchinsky District in Leningrad Oblast. Its population is 92815.
Jäger’s Sloboda (Gatchina)
Suburb
Photo: Tomradm07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jäger’s Sloboda (Gatchina) is a suburb.
Big iron gate
- Categories: gate, architectural landmark, tourism, city gate, and historic site
- Location: Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.57277° or 59° 34′ 22″ northLongitude
30.10485° or 30° 6′ 18″ eastOpen location code
9GFGH4F3+4WOpenStreetMap ID
node 1353509112OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q52436
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Big iron gate” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bolsjie zjeleznie vorota”
- Russian: “Большие железные ворота”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Пихтовый остров and Beryozoviy ostrov.
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