St. Florian's Gate

Florian Gate
General information
Typedefensive city walls
Architectural stylegothic
Location Poland
AddressKraków
Pijarska Street
Coordinates50°03′53.6″N 19°56′28.9″E / 50.064889°N 19.941361°E / 50.064889; 19.941361
Construction started14th century
Height
Architectural33 m (108 ft)
TypeCultural
Criteriaiv
Designated1978
Part ofHistoric Centre of Kraków
Reference no.29
RegionEurope and North America

St. Florian's Gate or Florian Gate (Polish: Brama Floriańska) in Kraków, Poland, is one of the best-known Polish Gothic towers, and a focal point of Kraków's Old Town. It was built about the 14th century as a rectangular Gothic tower of "wild stone", part of the city fortifications against Mongol attack.