Facts About Gates of Dawn
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The landmark is mentioned in a poem of Maksim Bahdanovich Pahonia (1913) and its emblem Pahonia, as well as in Pan Tadeusz.
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In the 16th-century city gates often contained religious artefacts intended to guard the city from attacks and to bless travellers.
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On 4 September 1993 Pope John Paul II said Rosary at the Gate of Dawn Chapel.
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Gates of Dawn were built between 1503 and 1522 as a part of defensive fortifications for the city of Vilnius.
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The Gate of Dawn is a city gate in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and one of its most important religious, historical and cultural monuments.
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In the 17th century, a separate wooden chapel was erected near the Gates of Dawn and a magical image of the Blessed Virgin Mary was placed there.
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Of ten city gates, only the Gate of Dawn remains, while the others were destroyed by the order of the government at the end of the 18th century.
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The Gates of Dawn was first mentioned in 1514 and have since become one of the symbols of Vilnius.