Ioannovsky Gate

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Ioannovsky Gate is a historic main entrance to the Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg, notable for its early 18th-century architecture and symbolic role in the city's defensive complex.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure
city gate
cultural heritage monument
architecturalStyle early 18th-century architecture
associatedWith Peter the Great
founding of Saint Petersburg
builtFor imperial Russian fortifications
city St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
coordinateLocation 30.317
59.950
country Russia
crossesVia Kronverk Strait
function ceremonial entrance
defensive gate
hasAccessTo Ioannovsky Bridge
hasFeature arched passageway
decorative architectural details
fortified walls
hasRole main entrance to Peter and Paul Fortress
heritageStatus object of cultural heritage of Russia
inception early 18th century
locatedIn Peter and Paul Fortress
Russia
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
locatedOn Zayachy Island
material brick
stone
namedAfter John the Baptist
surface form: Saint John the Baptist
partOf defensive complex of Saint Petersburg
fortification system of Peter and Paul Fortress
significance symbolic entrance to the historic core of Saint Petersburg
touristAttraction yes
usedBy pedestrians

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Peter and Paul Fortress hasPart Ioannovsky Gate