Gate of Dawn

Gate of Dawn
The Gate of Dawn in with the chapel of Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn
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Alternative namesSharp Gate
General information
LocationVilnius, Lithuania
Coordinates54°40′28″N 25°17′22″E / 54.67432°N 25.28954°E / 54.67432; 25.28954
Year(s) built1503–1514
Groundbreaking1672 (wooden chapel) 1711–1712 (brick chapel)
The southern side of the gate

The Gate of Dawn (Lithuanian: Aušros vartai), or Sharp Gate (Polish: Ostra Brama, Latin: Porta Acialis, Belarusian: Вострая Брама, Lithuanian: Aštrieji vartai, Russian: Острая брама) is a city gate in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and one of its most important religious, historical and cultural monuments. It is a major site of Catholic pilgrimage in Lithuania.


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