Warsaw, Barbican Gate

The medieval Barbican Gate, built in 1548, is a semicircular stronghold with Gothic towers and a terrace surrounded by an embankment. Designed by Jan Baptysta, a Venetian architect who worked in Warsaw, the Barbican guarded the northern entrance to Warsaw in medieval times. Partially demolished in the 1800s, and further damaged during WW II, it has been completely restored since the War.