Burgundy gate, built in the middle of the XVIII century, was part of a larger project on the improvement of Bordeaux, who conceived and executed the mayor Marquis de Tourny. Their construction was carried out from 1750 to 1755, during the same period in Bordeaux there are several parks, alleys and squares, also adorned with several gates, is a monumental arch structure. In total, there are eight gates of Bordeaux-arches. In the middle of the XVIII century were built, for example, the gate and the gate of Aquitaine Dizho.

Burgundy Gate in Bordeaux also known under the name "Arc de Triomphe" and "Gates of salt workers." They are located near the city landmarks like the Stone Bridge and the area of ​​Victor Hugo and close to the seafront of Richelieu, and about a kilometer from the Cathedral of Saint Andre.

The erection of the gates of Burgundy led the architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel, known as the author of the Bourse in Bordeaux, the Petit Trianon at Versailles and the northern wing of the Louvre, is the main architect of the royal court. Initially, both sides adhered to the gates of two arches smaller in size, but they were demolished at the beginning of the XIX century. The gates were built in the form of a classical triumphal arch with two Doric columns on each side, without unnecessary decorative frills.

The name of the Burgundian Gate was in honor of Louis, Duke of Burgundy and brother of the three kings of France - Louis XVI and XVIII, and Charles X. The gate was built at the entrance of Bordeaux, on the road leading from Paris. For some time the gates were called Arch of Napoleon - renaming was timed to the visit of the emperor in Bordeaux in 1808, which, by the way, neither the city, nor its residents did not like.

Burgundy gates of Bordeaux have the status of a historical monument in France since 1921.