Ausfalskie gates
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On the outskirts of the Victory Park (Mountain Street) are some of the seven city gates of Koenigsberg, extant. The name of the gate in translation from German means "gate for the attacks." Ausfalskie gates used since the twenties of the 17th century as hiking.

During the construction of defensive wall, in 1866 on the site of the old Ausfalskih gate was built brick building in the Gothic style by architect Ludwig von Aster. New gates were below ground level and actually crashed into a tree. In relation to the rest of the city gates Ausfalskie considered less important, as passed only pedestrians and had only one pass on the outside. To this day preserved staircase and rather narrow bridge over the moat. Powerful brick structure on the sides of aisle - casemates with loopholes flanking and frontal fire. The outer walls were faced with granite slabs and decorated with rustic. Directly above the gate it was built combat platform with toothed parapet. On the inside of the strengthening is no information, because it was covered with earth and turned into the shaft tunnel.

In the twentieth century the gates were established and transferred to the military authorities of the city. During the war fortification was converted into a command post military units with separate compartments and hermetically closed doors. After the war, the historical building was used as a bomb shelter located near the school police.

In 1993, from the Guards Avenue, on the top cover Ausfalskih gate was erected orthodox chapel of St. George, in the memory of Soviet soldiers who died during the storming of Koenigsberg.

In 2007 Ausfalskie gates were transferred to the Kaliningrad History and Art Museum by placing exposures. Nearby is the monument to the 1200 guardsmen and Astronomical Bastion, which are part of the gate with Ausfalskimi military and historical complex.

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