- The Gate of Dawn, translated as Aušros Vartai, was originally one of 9 city gates that guarded the city of Vilnius in Lithuania as part of its 16th century city wall.
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- Completed in 1522, the Gates of Dawn—or Sharp Gate (Ostra Brama) as it’s known to the Poles—is the only remaining gate from the city’s original defensive walls.
- Choose to continue the tour later or save the rest for another day. In the history-filled city of Vilnius you will first visit the beautiful Gates of Dawn.
- Built in the early 16th century as part of the Vilnius defensive wall, the Gate of Dawn is the only remaining gate of the five original gates, and it’s a very lovely...
- The Gate of Dawn chapel with its venerable painting of Mary the Mother of Mercy is one of Lithuania’s most important religious, historical and cultural sites.
- The Gates of Dawn are one of the symbols of the city of Vilnius. These gates are a famous Catholic shrine not only in the whole of Lithuania but also abroad.
- A suitably grand way to enter Old Town, the focal point of the Gates of Dawn is the Chapel of Mary the Mother of Mercy, housing the 'Vilnius Madonna'.
- The Gate of Dawn in Vilnius; the painting can be seen through the glass window.