🏛 Narva Triumphal Gate

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A triumphal arch commemorating the war of 1812, with a chariot of Glory and figures of warriors on the roof.

The first gate was built in a month in 1814 of wood and alabaster to a design by Quarenghi, to welcome the troops returning from Europe.
Stasov's stone gate was founded on 26 August 1827, the anniversary of Borodino, and opened on 17 August 1834.
The brick frame is clad in copper sheets; the six horses were modelled by Pyotr Klodt — his first serious work.
The gate is over 30 m high and 28 m wide.
In 1877–1880 the copper was replaced with iron, and the corrosion only got worse.
On 28 February 1917 the gate was set on fire — the city duma archive stored inside burned.
In the war the gate received more than two thousand holes and was fully restored in 1949–1951.

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