City gates of the city of Zadar

1. Zadar city gates
The city walls have had several entrances knocked
through them at more confident points in Zadar's
history. Some of them were walled up for good, but
four remain as the vital link between the town within
the walls and the sea outside them.
The Venetians built the Land Gate –
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2. then the main entrance into the city - on the little
Foša harbour in 1543. It's considered one of the
finest monuments of the Venetian rule in Dalmatia,
and has the form of a triumphal arch with a central
passage for wheeled traffic, and two smaller side
arches for pedestrians.
It's decorated with motifs such as St Chrysogonus
(Zadar's main patron saint) on his horse, and the
Shield of St Mark (the coat of arms of the Republic of
Venice). Previously, the area had been highly
defensive, with a surrounding moat.
Between the ferryport and market is the Harbour
Gate (also known as St Chrysogonus' Gate, because
of its proximity to the church of the same name), built
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3. in 1573 to celebrate the victory of the Christian fleet
over the Turks at Lepanto.
Near the bridge on the north side is the neo-
Renaissance Bridge Gate, knocked through by the
Italians only 70 years ago, and leading directly to
Narodni trg and the Kalelarga.
Further west, by the old Arsenal, is the fourth and
smallest gate, named after St Rocco, connecting the
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4. Three Wells Square with the harbour
area.
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