Brick Gate
Brick Gate is a public building in Praha 2, Prague 2, Prague, Central Bohemia. Brick Gate is situated nearby to the museum Vyšehrad Casemates, as well as near Slavín.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and The Devil’s Pillar.
Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Church
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul is a neo-Gothic collegiate and parish church in Vyšehrad fortress in Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1070–1080 by the King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, the Romanesque basilica suffered a fire in the year 1249 and has been rebuilt in Gothic and later in neo-Gothic style. Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is situated 130 metres southwest of Brick Gate.
The Devil’s Pillar
Photo: Miaow Miaow, Public domain.
Devil's Column is a formation of three stone columns, located in Vyšehrad, Prague, Czech Republic. For the first time, it was mentioned in the book Bellum hussiticum as fragments of one column, standing on the cemetery of the St. The Devil’s Pillar is situated 110 metres south of Brick Gate.
Karlachovy sady
Park
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karlachovy sady is a park, which is situated 100 metres southeast of Brick Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Town and Vysehrad and Smíchov.
New Town and Vysehrad
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The New Town of Prague is in the east bank area to the east and south of the Old Town. A large part of New Town that borders Old Town from east and south belongs to Praha 1 district.
Smíchov
Suburb
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smíchov has, since 1922, been a district and cadastral area of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, and is part of Prague 5. It is on the west bank of the Vltava river.
New Town
Suburb
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Town is a quarter in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. New Town is the youngest and largest of the five independent towns that today comprise the historic center of modern Prague.
Brick Gate
- Type: Public building
- Also known as: “Cihelná brána”
- Categories: gate, building, city gate, historic site, and government building
- Location: Praha 2, Prague 2, Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.06529° or 50° 3′ 55″ northLongitude
14.41915° or 14° 25′ 9″ eastLevels
2Height
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
9F2P3C89+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 51700613OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q65006969
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“Brick Gate” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Cihelná brána”
- French: “Porte de Brique”
- German: “Chotek-Tor”
- German: “Cihelná brána”
- German: “Ziegeltor”
- Spanish: “Cihelná brána”
- Spanish: “portal de ladrillos”
- Spanish: “Portal de ladrillos”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cihelná brána Information Centre and Vyšehrad Casemates.
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